Standard Lemma guide
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noun
A team sport played with bat and ball with one fielding side and one batting side. It is similar to softball and baseball.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
plural of rounder
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
an English ball game similar to baseball
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: baseball, baseball game
History
From round + -er + -s, presumably for the circuit that batters make around the field.
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