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BASKETBALL

\bˈaskɪtbˌɔːl], \bˈaskɪtbˌɔːl], \b_ˈa_s_k_ɪ_t_b_ˌɔː_l]\

Definitions of BASKETBALL

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A competitive team sport played on a rectangular court having a raised basket at each end.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A game in which opposing teams of five players endeavor to score against one another by tossing a ball into basket-like goals.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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