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martial arts
(mar|tial arts)
plural noun
various sports, which originated chiefly in Japan, Korea, and China as forms of self-defence or attack, such as judo, karate, and kendo:
[
in singular
]
:
tae kwon do is a martial art
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martial artist
noun
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