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March Madness
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English
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 en mad as a March hare.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-March Madness.wav US
Proper noun
March Madness
en basketball US The NCAA Division I basketball championship tournaments.
Derived terms
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Arch Madness
Translations
Polish: pl March Madness m
Spanish: es Locura de Marzo f
See also
en Final Four Elite Eight Sweet Sixteen
en College sports