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extra inning
[ ek-struh in-ing ]
noun
, Baseball.
- an inning played when the score is tied after the regulation nine innings: There is no limit to the number of extra innings in the major leagues, since no game may end in a tie.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of extra inning1
First recorded in 1875–80 as extra-inning (adjective)
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Example Sentences
It looks like an extra inning game, was the remark that went around the stands.
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The season was one of surprises in the many sharply and extra-inning contests.
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I knew you were going to win out, though it might be an extra-inning game!
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