English Explanatory Dictionary

March Madness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The NCAA Division I basketball championship tournaments.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

March Madness

Etymology

From the month of March, during which most of the tournament matches take place. The "madness" part is probably an allusion to the phrase mad as a March hare.

Related words

Elite Eight Final Four Sweet Sixteen

Derived words

Arch Madness
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