Paralympics

== English == === Etymology === Blend of para- (as in paraplegia or parallel (as preferred by the International Paralympic Committee itself, according to Snopes)) +‎ Olympics, itself from Olympic +‎ -s. === Proper noun === the Paralympics (sports) Synonym of Paralympic Games (“an international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities, which is held every four years as a counterpart of the Olympic Games and nowadays at the same venue”). ==== Coordinate terms ==== Deaflympic Olympic ==== Related terms ==== Paralympiad Paralympian Paralympic Paralympic Games Paras ==== Translations ==== === References ===