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basketball in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
    basketball  basketball game  hoops 
  2. an inflated ball used in playing basketball
    basketball 
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basketball in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) (context/sport/uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
  2. (noun) (context/basketball/countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.
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