Word for the day: exercise

exercise  |ˈɛksəsʌɪz|             *ejercicio (in Spanish)


    DEFINITION    noun1 [ mass noun ] activity requiring physical effort, carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness2 an activity carried out for a specific purpose: an exercise in public relations.• [ count noun ] a task set to practise or test a skill• (often exercises) a military drill or training manoeuvre.• (exercises) N. Amer.ceremonies: Bar Mitzvah exercises.3 [ mass noun ] the use or application of a faculty, right, or process.

EXAMPLES

•   [ mass noun ] exercise improves your heart and lung power  
•   [ count noun ] loosening-up exercises.
•   [ count noun ] there are exercises at the end of each book to check comprehension.
•   (often exercises) a military drill or training manoeuvre.
•   [ mass noun ] the exercise of authority.

ORIGIN 
Middle English: from Old French diete (noun), dieter (verb), via Latin from Greekdiaita ‘a way of life’.

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