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fair play — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cricket noun A small jumping insect related to grasshoppers, known for the chirping sound the males make by rubbing their wings together.

Senses

fair play is used for these senses in English:

  • cricket (chiefly, British, negative polarity) An act that is fair and sportsmanlike.

cricket — full definition

  1. noun A small jumping insect related to grasshoppers, known for the chirping sound the males make by rubbing their wings together.
  2. noun A bat-and-ball team sport, popular across England and the Commonwealth, played on a large oval field with a wicket at each end.
  3. noun Fair or sportsmanlike behaviour (from the phrase "not cricket").

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