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DOUBLES

Pronunciation (US):

• DOUBLES (noun)
The noun DOUBLES has 2 senses:

1. badminton played with two players on each side
2. tennis played with two players on each side

Familiarity information: DOUBLES used as a noun is rare.

• DOUBLES (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Badminton played with two players on each side

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("doubles" is a kind of...):

badminton (a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Tennis played with two players on each side

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("doubles" is a kind of...):

lawn tennis; tennis (a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court)

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