sphaeristerium
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sphaeristeria
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Origin of sphaeristerium
< Latin sphaeristērium < Greek sphairistḗrion, derivative of sphaîra ball; see sphere
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It was also styled the sphaeristerium, or ball-ground, to which the nearest approach in modern times is the tennis-court.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 by Various
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