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innings
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innings
(noun)
inning
(noun)
innings
/
ˈ
ɪnɪŋz/
noun
plural
innings
innings
/
ˈ
ɪnɪŋz/
noun
plural
innings
Britannica Dictionary definition of INNINGS
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cricket
:
one of the parts of a game in which a team or player bats
had a good innings
British, informal
—
used to say that someone who has died lived a long life
We're sad she's gone, but she
had a good innings
.
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