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badminton

Main Entry:: bad·min·ton
Pronunciation:: \ˈbad-ˌmi-t^ən, -ˌmin-t^ən\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Badminton, residence of the Duke of Beaufort, England
Date:: 1874

: a court game played with light long-handled rackets and a shuttlecock volleyed over a net

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