roundball
The sport of basketballThe sport of basketball.
Meaning
1 senses(US, slang, uncountable)The sport of basketball.
Origin
From round + ball, to contrast with the elliptical ball in American football. Attested froFrom round + ball, to contrast with the elliptical ball in American football. Attested from the 1980s.
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedroundballer
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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