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skiing vs cross-country skiing

cross-country skiing vs skiing

skiing and cross-country skiing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
skiing Yes No No No
cross-country skiing Yes No No No
As nouns, cross-country skiing is a hyponym of skiing; that is, cross-country skiing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than skiing:
  • skiing: a sport in which participants must travel on skis
  • cross-country skiing: the sport of skiing across the countryside (rather than downhill)
Other hyponyms of skiing include ski jumping.
skiing (noun) cross-country skiing (noun)
a sport in which participants must travel on skis the sport of skiing across the countryside (rather than downhill)
Difference between skiing and cross-country skiing

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