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badminton
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badminton
(noun)
badminton
/
ˈ
bædˌmɪtn̩/
noun
badminton
/
ˈ
bædˌmɪtn̩/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of BADMINTON
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noncount
]
:
a game in which a light feathered object (called a shuttlecock) is hit over a net by players using light rackets
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