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Noun Concept
Categories: All articles needing additional references, Contortion, Circus skills
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contortion  deformation  Ballet splits  Chest stand  Contorsion
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The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) WordNet 3.0
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The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Contortion is a performance art in which performers called contortionists showcase their skills of extreme physical flexibility. Wikipedia
A performance art Wikipedia Disambiguation
Skill of extreme physical flexibility Wikidata
The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself. Wiktionary
The act of contorting. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
change of shape
exercise
HAS KIND
backbend
Doug Jones
Lilia Stepanova
Marinelli bend
Alexey Goloborodko
+3 relations
DERIVATION
contortionist
flex
contort
deformational
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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contortion, deformation
Wikipedia
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contortion
Wikidata
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contortion
Wiktionary
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contortion
Wikipedia Redirections
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Ballet splits, Chest stand, Contorsion, Contorted, contortionism, contortionists, Contortions, Mongolian contortion
Wikidata Alias
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contortionism

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