ALPINISM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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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