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pugilism (s) (noun), pugilisms (pl)
Involvement in the sport of fighting with the fists: Arthur's father was active in the profession of pugilism, but Arthur certainly didn't like this sport at all because it was so aggressive and caused injuries.
This entry is located in the following units: -ism, -ismus (page 49) pugn-, pug-, pugil- (page 1) pung-, punc-, punct- (page 5)