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basketball

[ bas-kit-bawl, bah-skit- ]

noun

  1. a game played by two teams of usually five players each on a rectangular court having a raised basket or goal at each end, points being scored by tossing the ball through the opponent's basket.
  2. the round, inflated ball approximately 30 inches (76 centimeters) in circumference, used in this game.


basketball

/ ˈɑːɪˌɔː /

noun

  1. a game played by two opposing teams of five men (or six women) each, usually on an indoor court. Points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal metal hoop
  2. the inflated ball used in this game
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of basketball1

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; basket + ball 1
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