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roundball

noun

Etymology

From round + ball, to contrast with the elliptical ball in American football. Attested from the 1980s.

  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. compounded as roundball — “round + ball”

Definitions

  1. The sport of basketball.

The neighborhood

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