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esgrima — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fencing noun The sport of duelling with swords under formal rules.
  • swordsmanship noun Skill in using a sword.

Senses

esgrima is used for these senses in English:

  • fencing The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing).
  • swordsmanship the skill of using a sword

fencing — full definition

  1. noun The sport of duelling with swords under formal rules.
  2. noun Material used to build fences, or fences collectively.
  3. noun The criminal trade of buying and reselling stolen goods.

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