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View synonyms for martial art
martial art
noun
- Often martial arts. any of the traditional forms of Asian self-defense or combat that utilize physical skill and coordination without weapons, as karate, aikido, judo, or kung fu, often practiced as sport.
martial art
noun
- any of various philosophies of self-defence and techniques of single combat, such as judo or karate, originating in the Far East
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- martial artist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of martial art1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
Some of our kind learned to fight entirely with their feet, developing what I suppose the solbreeders call a "martial art".
From The Daily Beast
She's brilliant, beautiful, and skilled in every known martial art.
From Project Gutenberg
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