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basketball

bas·ket·ball [ báskət bàwl ] (plural bas·ket·balls)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. ball game played on court: a game played by two teams of five players, who score points by throwing a ball through a basket mounted at the opponent's end of a rectangular court

2. ball used in basketball: a ball of the type used in the game of basketball

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