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dedans

[ duh-dahn ]

noun

(used with a singular verb)
plural dedans
  1. a netted winning opening of rectangular shape at the service side of the court. Compare grille ( def 5 ), winning gallery.
  2. the body of spectators behind this opening at a court-tennis match.


dedans

/ »ćə»ćɑ̃ /

noun

  1. real tennis the open gallery at the server's end of the court
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dedans1

1700–10; < French: (the) inside, Middle French (adv. and preposition), Old French dedenz, equivalent to de of (< Latin »ćƧ ) + denz in (< Late Latin deintus, equivalent to Latin »ćƧ- de- + intus inside (adv.))
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dedans1

literally: interior
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Example Sentences

“Et cela doit signifier,” said she, “qu’il y aura lĂ  dedans un cadeau pour moi, et peut-ĂȘtre pour vous aussi, mademoiselle. Monsieur a parlĂ© de vous: il m’a demandĂ© le nom de ma gouvernante, et si elle n’était pas une petite personne, assez mince et un peu pĂąle. J’ai dit qu’oui: car c’est vrai, n’est-ce pas, mademoiselle?”

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Instead, perhaps the Association should have questioned the probability of him hitting the dedans at that very moment, which was quite unlikely and might have raised concerns that someone had manipulated its movement intentionally.

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The ball rocketed through the air toward Basto’s side of the court, right into the glowing dedans!

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It was difficult to see with the naked eye, of course, but my sensors told me that the ball had struck the dedans within 3 or 4 microns.

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A single dynamic target, which the player serving the ball has to defend at all times, is called the dedans.

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