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ball game

The correct spelling is ball game.

How to pronounce ball game

noun

IPA: /ˈbɔːl ˌɡeɪm/

Say it like: Bal-l g-ame

The correct spelling is ball game. Any game played with a ball. For example: "Basketball, cricket, and football are three kinds of ball game."

Usage Examples

Basketball, cricket, and football are three kinds of ball game.

George and Harriet went to the stadium to see the ball game.

The ball game was the main sport in Central America before the arrival of the Spanish.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.Any game played with a ball.
  2. 2.A specific contest or match between teams playing such a game, in particular a baseball game.
  3. 3.A sport played in the Aztec and Mayan civilizations; Mesoamerican ballgame.
  4. 4.Affair, issue, matter, subject, story, topic.

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