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/ˈbɔːlgˌeɪm/ · ball·game
noun
- Any game played with a ball. Basketball, cricket, and football are three kinds of ball game.
- A specific contest or match between teams playing such a game, in particular a baseball game. George and Harriet went to the stadium to see the ball game.
- A sport played in the Aztec and Mayan civilizations; Mesoamerican ballgame. The ball game was the main sport in Central America before the arrival of the Spanish.
Did you know? The Mesoamerican ballgame, also known as Tlachtli, was a sacred and ritualistic sport played by the Aztecs and Mayans, often with human sacrifice involved.