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 [bas-kit-bawl, bah-skit-]   Origin

bas·ket·ball

   [bas-kit-bawl, bah-skit-]
noun
1.
a game played by two teams of usually five players each on a rectangular court having a raised basket or goal at each end, points being scored by tossing the ball through the opponent's basket.
2.
the round, inflated ball, approximately 30 inches (76 cm) in circumference, used in this game.
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Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; basket + ball1

Related forms
pro·bas·ket·ball, adjective
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basketball
1892, Amer.Eng., from basket + ball (1). The game was invented 1891 by James A. Naismith (18611939), physical education instructor in Springfield, Mass.
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