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fronton definition

fron·ton (frän′tän′; Sp frō̂n tō̂n′)

noun

  1. a building containing a jai alai court or courts
  2. jai alai

Etymology: Sp frontón, orig., wall of a handball court, orig., a pediment < It frontone, aug. deriv. < fronte, forehead < L frons: see front

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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