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baseballdom

noun

Etymology

From baseball + -dom.

  1. derived from *bʰel-✻
  2. derived from *bʰélō✻
  3. inherited from *balluz✻
  4. derived from bǫllr
  5. inherited from *beall✻
  6. inherited from bal
  7. formed as baseball — “base + ball”
  8. suffixed as baseballdom — “baseball + dom”

Definitions

  1. The world of baseball.

    • When the batteries were announced, however, and Herb Pennock of the Boston Red Sox, probably the best pitcher in all baseballdom, was named to twirl for the invading team, we felt we had been tricked.
    • Their sensational exploits galvanized baseballdom. Their snow-white knickers and crimson stockings changed uniforms forever.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA