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rackets

Syllabification: (rack·ets)
Pronunciation: /ˈrakits/

Definition of rackets

noun

[treated as singular]
  • a ball game for two or four people played with rackets in a plain, four-walled court, distinguished from squash in particular by the use of a solid, harder ball.

Origin:

late Middle English (also in the singular): from French raquette, via Italian from Arabic rāḥa, rāḥat- 'palm of the hand'

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