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three-pointer definition

three·-point·er (t̸hrē′po̵int′ər)

noun

Basketball a shot worth three points from beyond a line (three point line) that forms a semicircle around each basket

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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