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handicap noun

  /ˈhændikæp/
  • (sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
  • (sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
 impedimentum

handicapped adjective

  /ˈhændikæpt/
  • (sometimes considered, _, offensive) Having a handicap.
 claudus, mancus
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