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baseball
noun, base·ball often attributive \ˈbās-ˌbȯl\
: a game played on a large field by two teams of nine players who try to score runs by hitting a small ball with a bat and then running to each of the four bases without being put out
: the ball used in baseball
Full Definition of BASEBALL
: a game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players each on a large field having four bases that mark the course a runner must take to score; also : the ball used in this game
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First Known Use of BASEBALL
circa 1815
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BASEBALL Defined for Kids
baseball
noun base·ball \ˈbās-ˌbȯl\
Definition of BASEBALL for Kids
1
: a game played with a bat and ball by two teams of nine players on a field with four bases that mark the course a runner must take to score
2
: the ball used in the game of baseball
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