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Webster 1913 Edition
Badminton
Bad′min-ton
,Noun.
[From the name of the seat of the Duke of Beaufort in England.]
1.
A game, similar to lawn tennis, played with shuttlecocks.
2.
A preparation of claret, spiced and sweetened.
Definition 2024
Badminton
badminton
badminton
English
Badminton player Peter Gade.
Noun
badminton (uncountable)
- A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.
Synonyms
- badders (UK, informal)
Derived terms
Translations
a racquet sport
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External links
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badminton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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badminton on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Faroese
Etymology
From English.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpat.mɪn.tʰɔn]
Noun
badminton n (genitive singular badmintons, uncountable)
Declension
| n3s | Singular | |
| Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | badminton | badmintonið |
| Accusative | badminton | badmintonið |
| Dative | badmintoni | badmintoninum |
| Genitive | badmintons | badmintonsins |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
badminton m (definite singular badmintonen, uncountable)
Derived terms
References
- “badminton” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
badminton m (definite singular badmintonen, uncountable)
Derived terms
References
- “badminton” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.