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The definition of basketball is a game played by two 5-player teams, the object of which is to get the ball through the opposing player's hoop the most times to score the most points, or a large ball that is used in the game.
(noun)- An example of basketball is the game played by Michael Jordan.
- An example of a basketball is the orange and black ball that is used during the game of the same name.
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See basketball in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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noun
- a game played by two opposing teams of usually five players on a rectangular, often wooden, court with a raised basket at each end: points are scored by tossing a ball through the basket at the opponent's end
- the large, round, inflated ball used in this game
Origin: invented & named (1891) by James A. Naismith (1861-1939) at Y.M.C.A. College, Springfield, Mass.
See basketball in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A game played between two teams of five players each, the object being to throw a ball through an elevated basket on the opponent's side of a rectangular court. Players may move the ball by dribbling or passing with the hands.
- The inflated, spherical ball used in this game.
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