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From round + ball, to contrast with the elliptical ball in American football. Attested from the 1980s.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
roundball
Today it means: The sport of basketball. Full definition →
Today it means: The sport of basketball. Full definition →
From round + ball, to contrast with the elliptical ball in American football. Attested from the 1980s.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.