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table tennis
noun
: a game resembling tennis that is played on a tabletop with wooden paddles and a small hollow plastic ball
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French brothers Alexis and Félix Lebrun have given table tennis a huge boost in the host country.
—Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
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Lebrun, who’s exploded on the table tennis scene the last two years along with his older brother, Alexis, has said his dream is winning an Olympic title, either this year or in the near future.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
His mastery of the sport earned him a reputation as one of table tennis’ last greats of that era.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
During an impromptu game of table tennis in September 1934, a player accidentally stepped on the ball.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1891, in the meaning defined above
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“Table tennis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/table%20tennis. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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table tennis
noun
: a game resembling tennis that is played on a table with wooden paddles and a small hollow plastic ball
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