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"serve"Definition: In table tennis, a serve is used to start a rally. In singles play, the ball is struck by the server from behind the endline of his side of the table, and must hit the playing surface on his side of the table first (and only once), before going over or around the net, and then bouncing on the opponent's side of the playing surface.
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