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Borrowed from German Athletik. Equivalent to atleet + -iek.
- IPA(key): /ˌɑt.leːˈtik/
- Hyphenation: at‧le‧tiek
- Rhymes: -ik
atletiek f (uncountable)
- athletics: only in the sense of track and field, not sports in general