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basketball

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basketball /ˈbæskɪtˌbɑːl/ Brit /ˈbɑːskɪtˌbɔːl/ noun
plural basketballs
basketball
/ˈbæskɪtˌbɑːl/ Brit /ˈbɑːskɪtˌbɔːl/
noun
plural basketballs
Britannica Dictionary definition of BASKETBALL
[noncount] : a game in which two teams of five players bounce a ball and try to score points by throwing the ball through one of the raised nets at each end of a rectangular court often used before another noun
[count] : a large rubber ball that is used in the game of basketball see picture at ball