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wrestling vs Graeco-Roman wrestling

Graeco-Roman wrestling vs wrestling

wrestling and Graeco-Roman wrestling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wrestling Yes No No No
Graeco-Roman wrestling Yes No No No
As nouns, Graeco-Roman wrestling is a hyponym of wrestling; that is, Graeco-Roman wrestling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wrestling:
  • wrestling: the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
  • Graeco-Roman wrestling: a style of wrestling where the wrestlers are forbidden to tackle or trip or use holds below the waist
Other hyponyms of wrestling include flying mare, Greco-Roman wrestling, professional wrestling, sumo.
wrestling (noun) Graeco-Roman wrestling (noun)
the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down a style of wrestling where the wrestlers are forbidden to tackle or trip or use holds below the waist
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
Difference between wrestling and Graeco-Roman wrestling

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