Alpinism
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noun.
Mountain climbing, especially in the Alps.
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noun.
Mountain climbing
, especially in the
Alps
.
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noun.
mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps)
Word Usage
"Mercurial French author Rene Daumal defined "alpinism" as "the art of climbing mountains.""
Etymologically Related
alpinist
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
mountain climbing
mountaineering