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Meaning of Bodybuilding | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˈbɒ.diˌbɪl.dɪŋ

Definitions

  1. A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.
  2. Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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