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'baseball'

[baseball.n.01] as in: a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs

Examples:
he played baseball in high school
there was a baseball game on every empty lot
there was a desire for National League ball in the area
play ball!

'baseball'

[baseball.n.02] as in: a ball used in playing baseball

Origins

					baseball (English)
├── ball (English)
│   └── bal (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── base (English)
    ├── bas (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    │   └── bassus (Latin)
    └── base (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── basis (Latin)
            └── βάσις (Ancient Greek (to 1453))