volleyball

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See also: Volleyball and volley-ball

English

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Etymology

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From volley +‎ ball. In 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, William G. Morgan created a new game called Mintonette, a name derived from the game of badminton. After an observer, Alfred Halstead, noticed the volleying nature of the game at its first exhibition match in 1896, played at the International YMCA Training School (now called Springfield College), the game quickly became known as volleyball (it was originally spelled as two words: "volley ball") (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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volleyball (countable and uncountable, plural volleyballs)

  1. (uncountable) A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.
  2. (countable) The inflated ball used in such a game.

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɔ.lɛ.bol/ ~ /vɔ.le.bol/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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volleyball m (uncountable)

  1. post-1990 spelling of volley-ball

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From English volleyball.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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volleyball m (definite singular volleyballen, uncountable)

  1. volleyball (ball game)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From English volleyball.

Noun

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volleyball m (definite singular volleyballen, uncountable)

  1. volleyball (ball game)

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Portuguese

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Noun

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volleyball m (uncountable)

  1. Dated form of voleibol.