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Definition of DISCI
Disci Discus Dis"cus, n.; pl. E. Discuses, L. Disci. [L. See
Disk.]
1.
(a) A quoit; a circular plate of some heavy material
intended to be pitched or hurled as a trial of
strength and skill.
(b) The exercise with the discus.
Note: This among the Greeks was one of the chief gymnastic
exercises and was included in the Pentathlon (the
contest of the five exercises). The chief contest was
that of throwing the discus to the greatest possible
distance.
2. A disk. See Disk.