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bad⋅min⋅ton
[bad-min-tn] 
–noun
| a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with light rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a high net that divides the court in half. |
Origin:
1835–45; named after Badminton, the country seat of the duke of Beaufort in Gloucestershire, England
1835–45; named after Badminton, the country seat of the duke of Beaufort in Gloucestershire, England
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| bad·min·ton (bād'mĭn'tən, -mĭt'n) n. A sport played by volleying a shuttlecock back and forth over a high narrow net by means of a light, long-handled racket. [After Badminton, the Duke of Beaufort's country seat in western England.] |
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Badminton
Bad"min*ton\, n. [From the name of the seat of the Duke of Beaufort in England.]1. A game, similar to lawn tennis, played with shuttlecocks. 2. A preparation of claret, spiced and sweetened.
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Language Translation for : badminton
Spanish:
bádminton,
German:
das Badminton,
Japanese:
バドミントン
badminton
1874, from Badminton House, name of Gloucestershire estate of the Duke of Beaufort, where the game was first played in England, mid-19c., having been picked up by British officers from Indian poona. The place name is O.E. Badimyncgtun (972), "estate of (a man called) Baduhelm."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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