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Badminton

/bˈæˌdmɪntən/
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(noun) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.

Hi, Fred, how about badminton on Thursday?
I used to play badminton, but I don't anymore.
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We enjoyed playing a friendly game of ____ at the park yesterday.

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