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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. It is also 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.

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

See basketball in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(băsˈkĭt-bôlˌ)

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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