"perfect game" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: perfect games [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} perfect game (plural perfect games)
  1. (baseball) A game in which every batter on one team is retired without reaching base. Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-perfect_game-en-noun-IdgWLCvo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (bowling) A game in which the highest score possible is achieved, entailing a strike in every frame. Categories (topical): Bowling
    Sense id: en-perfect_game-en-noun-IKuhMfJK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: bowling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: no-hitter

Inflected forms

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