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dead-ball era

dead-ball era proper noun: the period between around 1900 and 1919, characterized by low scoring games with few home runs.

Proper noun

the dead-ball era

  1. The period between around 1900 and 1919, characterized by low scoring games with few home runs.

Questions about dead-ball era

What does dead-ball era mean?
Dead-ball era means the period between around 1900 and 1919, characterized by low scoring games with few home runs.
What part of speech is dead-ball era?
Dead-ball era is a proper noun.

Words near dead-ball era in the dictionary

  1. dead's part
  2. dead-air space
  3. dead-air spaces
  4. dead-alive
  5. dead-and-alive
  6. dead-ball era
  7. dead-beat
  8. dead-beats
  9. dead-blow
  10. dead-blows
  11. dead-born

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