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Date: 1900-2000
Language: Korean
Origin: 'art of hand-and-foot fighting'

taekwondo

 noun
     
taekwondo
tae‧kwon‧do [uncountable]
a style of fighting from Korea, and also a sport, in which you kick and hit but do not use weapons [↪ karate]
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