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sphairee

Meaning of "sphairee" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPHAIREE

From Greek sphaira a ball.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SPHAIREE

sfaɪˈriː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPHAIREE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sphairee is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPHAIREE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sphairee in the English dictionary

The definition of sphairee in the dictionary is a game resembling tennis played with wooden bats and a perforated plastic ball, devised by F. A. Beck in 1961.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPHAIREE

acquiree · badinerie · camporee · chinoiserie · conferee · dungaree · jamboree · Kayseri · kedgeree · Marie · metairie · offeree · referee · sangaree · shivaree · siree · Thonburi · Tiree · Tishri · transferee

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPHAIREE

sphacelate · sphacelation · sphacelus · sphaeridia · sphaeridium · sphaerite · sphaerosiderite · sphagnicolous · sphagnologist · sphagnology · sphagnous · sphagnum · sphagnum moss · sphalerite · sphendone · sphene · sphenic · sphenodon · sphenodont · sphenogram

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPHAIREE

agree · at the top of the tree · Bachelor of Arts degree · cree · degree · disagree · feel free · for free · free · gluten-free · Group of Three · gumtree · hiree · Joshua tree · retiree · soiree · three · to a degree · toll-free · tree

Synonyms and antonyms of sphairee in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sphairee» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SPHAIREE

Find out the translation of sphairee to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sphairee from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sphairee» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

sphairee
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

sphairee
570 millions of speakers
en

English

sphairee
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

sphairee
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sphairee
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

sphairee
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

sphairee
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

sphairee
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

sphairee
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Sphairee
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

sphairee
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

sphairee
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

sphairee
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Sphairee
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sphairee
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

sphairee
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

चिमटा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

sphairee
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

sphairee
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

sphairee
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

sphairee
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

sphairee
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sphairee
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sphairee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sphairee
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sphairee
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sphairee

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPHAIREE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of sphairee
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sphairee

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPHAIREE»

Discover the use of sphairee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sphairee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Unique Games and Sports Around the World: A Reference Guide
The players serve in rotation and the players in each pair decide from which service box they will receive service and continue to receive from the same service box until the end of the set. The system of scoring in sphairee is the same as that ...
Doris Corbett, John Cheffers, Eileen Crowley Sullivan, 2001
2
Ampol's sporting records
SPHAIREE An abbreviated form of tennis for indoor or backyard courts developed entirely in Australia by a student of Greek who wanted to produce in restricted areas the satisfaction of a sport that had become too exhausting for him . Ideal for ...
Jack Pollard, 1971
3
The Oxford Companion to Australian Sport
The NSW Sphairee Association was formed soon after the game's inception and the first NSW championships took place in 1963, with R.B. Frost winning the men's title and N. Brown the women's. Sphairee is an ideal means of introducing  ...
Wray Vamplew, 1994
4
English Language Word Builder
... NEGATION PACATION DEWBERRY+ SUNBERRY+ BLOKEDOM GIPSYDOM PASHADOM THANEDOM ADMITTEE BOORTREE COLESSEE ENROLLEE HONOUREE LIBELLEE PHARISEE SANGAREE SPHAIREE ALLERGEN CISTVAEN ...
Bob Jackman, 2012
5
Globalization and Time
Classical Greek philosophers had already discussed the phenomenon of the globe as a sphere representing the geometrically perfect circle called Cosmos or Uranus.Absolute beauty (sphairee) became perceived in terms ofthe geomimain a ...
Luchien Karsten, 2013
6
Who's who of Australian writers
Books: Greek Education: 450- 350 ВС (1964), Album of Greek Education: The Greeks at school & at play (1 975), The Game of Sphairee: Strokes tactics history (1981), Bibliography of Greek Education & Related Topics (1986). Contrib (Aust):  ...
D.W. Thorpe Pty, National Centre for Research and Development in Australian Studies, 1995
7
Sport: money, morality, and the media
... were codified overseas, and boomerang throwing, sheaf-tossing and sphairee have never been popular enough to have contributed much to Australian English — or perhaps more accurately, to have attracted the attention of lexicographers.
Richard I. Cashman, Michael McKernan, 1981
8
Official gazette of the United States Patent Office
Filed 8-28-65. 827.129. BEL-AIR. Bel-Air Pools, Inc. SN 228,874. Pub. 1-24-87. Filed 9-29-65. 827.130. SPHAIREE. Bob Maybee. SN 229,020. Pnb. 1-24-67. Filed 9-30-65. 827.131. VIPEB. Classic Industries, Inc. SN 238,877. Pub. 1-24-67.
United States. Patent Office, 1967
9
AUSIRC - a proposal for the establishment of an Australian ...
... Amateur Athletic Association Water Safety Council of NSW , Sphairee Association of NSW Clovercrest Swimming School Leander Amateur Swimming Club Australian Council of Cricket Unions NSW Junior Cricket Union NSW Skateboarding ...
Alan L. Bundy, 1979
10
Directory of Australian Associations
R. Schufft, NEW SOUTH WALES SPHAIREE ASSOCIATION 2 Thallon St, Carlingford, NSW 2118. Tel. 872 1134. f. 1963. Sec. A.K. Goad, To promote the game of Sphairee, Monthly meetings. Mems. 2.000. Publ. Brochure, NEW SOUTH ...
‎1981
REFERENCE
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