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noun
The area near the center of a court, such as a basketball or tennis court
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-? Proto-Indo-European *-dhe Proto-Indo-European *médhi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médhyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Indo-European *ǵher- Proto-Indo-European *ghórtos Proto-Italic *hortosder.? Proto-Italic *horti- Latin cohortem Latin cōrtem Old French cortbor. Middle English court English court English midcourt From mid- + court.
