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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A group of players that play regularly or start games for a sports team.

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  • noun the members of a sports team who play regularly at the start of a match (rather than being substituted on)
  • noun the first violinist in an orchestra.

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