Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sport played by volleying a shuttlecock back and forth over a high narrow net by means of a light, long-handled racket.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An English outdoor game, similar to lawn-tennis, but played with shuttlecocks.
- noun A summer beverage, properly a claret-cup made with soda-water instead of plain water and flavored with cucumber.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A game, similar to lawn tennis, played with shuttlecocks.
- noun A preparation of claret, spiced and sweetened.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
racquet sport played indoors on acourt by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which ashuttlecock isvolleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by anumpire in British English and areferee in American English.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Families gardened and used their backyards more (the 1930s saw a renaissance in badminton); in the evenings they gathered around the radio, worked on jigsaw puzzles (another 1930s craze), played cards and, of course, Monopoly (an irony-heavy product of the Depression).
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"My father said, 'Join badminton — if you like it, continue,'" she says.
India's Sporting Hopes Rest on Stars Like Saina Geeta Anand 2010
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Families gardened and used their backyards more (the 1930s saw a renaissance in badminton); in the evenings they gathered around the radio, worked on jigsaw puzzles (another 1930s craze), played cards and, of course, Monopoly (an irony-heavy product of the Depression).
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Korea's Hwang Jiman after winning the bronze medal in badminton with Lee Jaejin, who appears to be on the bubble.
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Medals race impact: China figures to add significantly to its gold and overall medal haul in badminton, especially on the women's side.
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The U.S. has not had much success in badminton over the past few decades.
USATODAY.com - Athletes of the Week smash barriers and birdies 2005
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ATHENS (AP) Zhang Ning of China won the gold medal in badminton Thursday, beating Indonesian-born Mia Audina of the Netherlands 8-11, 11-6, 11-7.
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China shines in badminton Jiewen-Wei top countrywomen for win; S. Korea takes bronze.
USATODAY.com 2004
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Praneet's upset of Viktor Axelsen had been the highlight, for Axelsen is considered the next big name in Danish badminton after Jan O Jorgensen.
Analysis 2010
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One can easily accept that the game of badminton is fun to play, but doubts if it’s worth playing!
Generation Playing | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
dnfrd commented on the word badminton
Pronounced, "băd' mĭn tĭn."
December 12, 2006
john commented on the word badminton
I hear it more often as "bad mitten".
December 12, 2006
dnfrd commented on the word badminton
This is true. I wasn't trying to be a pronunciation prescriptivist, though, or a wordanista.
I just like the word, but only when it's pronounced "badmintin."
December 12, 2006
john commented on the word badminton
Oh, I agree, much better pronounciation, I wasn't suggesting otherwise, just noting.
December 12, 2006
chained_bear commented on the word badminton
I must move in more earthy circles, as I've never once heard it pronounced "bad min ton" except in jest. Cool word, though.
February 23, 2007
slumry commented on the word badminton
Bad mitten! Bad mitten! Go to your room, mitten!
August 4, 2007
uselessness commented on the word badminton
And here I was, blaming the three little kittens.
August 6, 2007
gangerh commented on the word badminton
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