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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
athlete
 
SYLLABICATION:ath·lete
PRONUNCIATION:  thlt
NOUN: A person possessing the natural or acquired traits, such as strength, agility, and endurance, that are necessary for physical exercise or sports, especially those performed in competitive contexts.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English, from Latin thlta, from Greek thlts, contestant, from thlein, to contend, possibly from thlos, contest.
 
 
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