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<pre><tt>From the talk here on juggling and private conversations with others there are various 'definitions' of the key 'sport' in use by OSM mappers.</tt></pre>
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<pre><tt>There are various definitions of the word sport in various dictionaries.
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<pre><span class="def"><span class="def">The Macquarie (Australian):
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</span></span><span class="def"><span class="def"> <p>List some 20 various meanings/definitions .. e.g.<span class="def"><span class="def">
</span></span></p><p>16. to have or ware, especially ostentatiously or proudly</p><p>12. Biology. an animal or plant, or part of a plant that
shows
an unusual or singular deviation from normal or parent
type; a mutation.
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</p><p>Of more relevance here </p><p>1. an activity pursued for exercise or pleasure, usually
requiring some degree of physical prowess</p><p>2. a particular form of such activity, such as racing,
cricket,
tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, etc.</p><p>
</p><p>The Cambridge dictionary:
<span class="def">1) a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/game" title="game">game</a>, <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/competition" title="competition">competition</a>, or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/activity" title="activity">activity</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/need" title="needing">needing</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/physical" title="physical">physical</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/effort" title="effort">effort</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/skill" title="skill">skill</a> that is <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/play" title="played">played</a> or done <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accord" title="according">according</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rule" title="rules">rules</a>, for <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/enjoyment" title="enjoyment">enjoyment</a> and/or as a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/job" title="job">job</a>:
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<span class="def">2) </span><span class="def"><span class="def">all <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/type" title="types">types</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/physical" title="physical">physical</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/activity" title="activity">activity</a> that <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/people" title="people">people</a> do to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/keep" title="keep">keep</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/healthy" title="healthy">healthy</a> or for <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/enjoyment" title="enjoyment">enjoyment</a>:
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</span></span></p><p><span class="def"><span class="def">-------------------</span></span></p></span></span><span class="def"><span class="def"><p><span class="def"><span class="def">So there are various definitions. Which one should OSM use?
</span></span></p><p><span class="def"><span class="def">I'll place my rough definitions here
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</span></span></p><p><span class="def"><span class="def">A) A physical competition played according to rules.</span></span></p><p><span class="def"><span class="def">
</span></span></p><p><span class="def"><span class="def">B) As for A) but includes practising for the sport</span></span></p><p><span class="def"><span class="def">
</span></span></p><p><span class="def"><span class="def">c) as for B) but includes non competitive physical activity.
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</span></span></p><p><span class="def"><span class="def">Thoughts? I don't want to get into individual cases, but an overall concept of this definition for the key 'sport'.
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