| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | dis·cus |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  d s k s |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. dis·cus·es
1. Sports a. A disk, typically wooden or plastic with a metal rim, that is thrown for distance in athletic competitions. b. A track-and-field event in which a discus is thrown. 2. A small, brilliantly colored South American freshwater fish (Symphysodon discus) that has a disk-shaped body and is popular in home aquariums. 3. Something resembling a flat circular plate; a disk. 4. Botany See disk (sense 5). | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin. See disk.
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