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badminton
The definition of badminton is a game that originated in England that is played by hitting a small, feathered object called a shuttlecock back and forth across the net with a long-handled racquet.
(noun)An example of of a badminton match is when two teams of two players each hit a shuttlecock back and forth over a net on a grass court.
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See badminton in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
a game in which a shuttlecock is batted back and forth with light rackets across a net by opposing players or pairs of players
Origin: after Badminton, estate of the Duke of Beaufort
See badminton in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A sport played by volleying a shuttlecock back and forth over a high narrow net by means of a light, long-handled racket.
Origin:
Origin: After Badminton, the Duke of Beaufort's country seat in western England
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