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Definition of: discus
(dis′kəs) noun plural dis·cus·es or dis·ci (dis′ī)
1. A heavy circular plate thrown in athletic contests: originally, in Greek and Roman games, of stone or metal; quoit.
2. The exercise of throwing this plate. For illustration see DISCOBOLUS.
3. Biol. A disc. [<L <Gk. diskos]
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