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under the umbrella?
Track and field is a sport which includes athletic contests established on the skills of running, jumping, and throwing. The name is derived from the sport's typical venue: a stadium with an oval running track enclosing a grass field where the throwing and jumping events take place. Track and field is categorised *under the umbrella* sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running, and race walking.
What isthe meaning of under the umbella in this paragraph?
What isthe meaning of under the umbella in this paragraph?
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"under the umbrella" is not a phrase in itself. "umbrella" modifies "sport" (or "sport of athletics"). com/definition/us/umbrella : " A thing that includes or contains many different elements or parts", with reference to the idea that an umbrella spreads out over things.
- "under the umbrella" is not a phrase in itself.
- "umbrella" modifies "sport" (or "sport of athletics").
- com/definition/us/umbrella : " A thing that includes or contains many different elements or parts", with reference to the idea that an umbrella spreads out over things.
- In other words, the text is saying that athletics encompasses a range of different sporting disciplines.
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"under the umbrella" is not a phrase in itself. "umbrella" modifies "sport" (or "sport of athletics").
"umbrella" is used in sense 3 at https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/umbrella: " A thing that includes or contains many different elements or parts", with reference to the id
"umbrella" is used in sense 3 at https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/umbrella: " A thing that includes or contains many different elements or parts", with reference to the id
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