English

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Etymology

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From body +‎ building.

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Noun

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bodybuilding (uncountable)

  1. A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.
    • 1974, Charles Gaines, George Butler, Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding, page 7:
      Like those activities, bodybuilding is an obsession, a living (for a few), and a way of life for the people involved in it—a subculture, in a word, with its own values, aesthetics and vocabulary.
  2. (dated) Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.
    • 2006Larry Scott (interview), Iron Man 65(5): 258
      "In my day, if you filled out your shirt, people assumed you played football or wrestled. The term bodybuilding had more to do with cars than lifting weights."

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: bodybuilding, bodaus
  • Finnish: kehonrakennus (calque)

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Further reading

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Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bodybuilding.

Noun

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bodybuilding c (singular definite bodybuildingen, not used in plural form)

  1. bodybuilding

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bodybuilding.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.diˌbɪl.dɪŋ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bo‧dy‧buil‧ding

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bodybuilding n (uncountable)

  1. bodybuilding
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Finnish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English bodybuilding.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑdiˌbildiŋ/, [ˈbɑ̝diˌbildiŋ]
  • IPA(key): /ˈbodiˌbildiŋ/, [ˈbo̞diˌbildiŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ildiŋ

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bodybuilding

  1. bodybuilding
    Synonyms: bodaus, kehonrakennus

Declension

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Possessive forms of bodybuilding (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

Further reading

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French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Unadapted borrowing from English bodybuilding.

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bodybuilding m (plural bodybuildings)

  1. bodybuilding
    Synonym: culturisme

Portuguese

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Unadapted borrowing from English bodybuilding.

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbɔ.ɾiˈbiw.d͡ʒĩ/ [ˌbɔ.ɾiˈbiʊ̯.d͡ʒĩ]

  • Rhymes: -iwdĩ
  • Hyphenation: bo‧dy‧buil‧ding

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bodybuilding m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. (Brazil) bodybuilding
    Synonyms: (Brazil) fisiculturismo, (Portugal) culturismo
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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English bodybuilding.

Noun

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bodybuilding c

  1. bodybuilding

Declension

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Declension of bodybuilding
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bodybuilding bodybuildings
definite bodybuildingen bodybuildingens
plural indefinite
definite
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See also

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