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Athletic Pants

/əˈθlɛtɪk pænts/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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2 senses
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  1. 1

    Trousers designed for physical exercise or sports activities.

    "She wore her athletic pants to the gym for her workout."
  2. 2

    Casual trousers made from flexible materials, often used for comfort during leisure activities.

    "He prefers to wear athletic pants when running errands on weekends."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'athletic' originates from the Greek word 'athletikos', meaning 'pertaining to athletes', which evolved through Latin and Old French into Middle English. 'Pants' is a shortening of 'pantaloons', which comes from the Italian 'Pantalone', a character in commedia dell'arte, and has been used in English since the 19th century to refer to trousers.

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