| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | phy·sique |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  f -z k |
| NOUN: | The body considered with reference to its proportions, muscular development, and appearance: “a short man with . . . the physique of a swimmer” (John le Carré). | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, physical, physique, from Latin physicus, of nature, from Greek phusikos, from phusis, nature. See bheu - in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | phy·siqued —ADJECTIVE
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