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Word entry · 9 letters

badminton

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"Shuttlecock sport"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/Part of speech nounSorted abdimnnotStarts with BEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Racket sport played by hitting a shuttle over a net.

Word origin

The place name is from Old English Badimyncgtun (“estate of (a man called) Baduhelm”), from the personal name *Bad (possibly also found in Frankish Badon) + helm + -ing + -tun.

Used in a sentence

  • Four pairs of women's doubles badminton players, including the Chinese top seeds, have been ejected from the Olympic tournament for trying to throw matches in an effort to secure a more favourable quarter-final draw.

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