The highest-ranking league in professional baseball or, later, in other sports. Also in plural.
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释义 | society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > league (6) big league1882 The highest-ranking league in professional baseball or, later, in other sports. Also in plural. minor league1885 In Baseball, American Football, etc.: a professional league below the level of the major league. Also in extended use. little league1886 Sport. A minor, junior, or children's league; spec. (with capital initials) a baseball league for children aged from eight to twelve, founded in… major league1888 Sport. Any of the highest-ranking baseball leagues; (hence) any highest-ranking league in another sport. Cf. slightly earlier big league, n. 1. major1911 Sport. Baseball. = major league, n. 1. Babe Ruth1953 Chiefly attributive. A youth baseball and softball league in North America, originally established for players aged 13–15 but now offering a… |
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