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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
bantamweight
 
SYLLABICATION:ban·tam·weight
PRONUNCIATION:  bntm-wt
NOUN:1. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 118 pounds (53.1 kilograms), between junior bantamweight and junior flyweight. 2. A boxer competing in this weight division. 3. A similar weight division in other sports, such as weightlifting. 4. A contestant in this weight division.
 
 
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