exercise

English

/ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/, /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪz/

noun
Definitions
  • (countable) Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
  • (countable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
  • A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
  • The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
  • (obsolete) That which gives practice; a trial; a test.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English exercise derived from Old French exercise derived from Latin exercitium root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk- (guard, protect, hold, shut in).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂erk-

Gloss

guard, protect, hold, shut in

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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