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the Paralympics
noun [plural] /ˌpær.əˈlɪm.pɪks/
/ˌper-/ (also the Paralympic Games)Definition
› an international sports competition for people with physical disabilities, which happens every four years immediately after the OlympicsSpecific sporting events Paralympic /-pɪk/ adjective [before noun]
(Definition of the Paralympics noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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