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ALPINISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("Alpinism" is a kind of...):
mountain climbing; mountaineering (the activity of climbing a mountain)
Derivation:
alpinist (a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs)
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