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tournament
[ toor-nuh-muhnt, tur- ]
noun
- a trial of skill in some game, in which competitors play a series of contests:
a chess tournament.
- a meeting for contests in a variety of sports, as between teams of different nations.
- History/Historical.
- a contest or martial sport in which two opposing parties of mounted and armored combatants fought for a prize, with blunted weapons and in accordance with certain rules.
- a meeting at an appointed time and place for the performance of knightly exercises and sports.
tournament
/ ˈtɜː-; ˈtʊənəmənt; ˈtɔː- /
noun
- a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to determine an overall winner
- a meeting for athletic or other sporting contestants
an archery tournament
- medieval history
- (originally) a martial sport or contest in which mounted combatants fought for a prize
- (later) a meeting for knightly sports and exercises
Other Word Forms
- ·ٴdzܰn·Գ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of tournament1
Word History and Origins
Origin of tournament1
Example Sentences
For this tournament, he is officially classed as an amateur and this is his seventh match of the competition after he had to fight through four qualifying rounds.
Thought about it in Vegas once — was with all my guys at a golf tournament.
Locals "have more to worry about" than the Madrid Open tennis tournament being suspended, she said, adding there is "very little news about what's happened".
Buckle subsequently beat the Kazak Lazzat Kungeibayeva, previously a gold medallist at the world championships, at her first overseas tournament for England.
Morning rain in Saturday’s forecast prompted tournament officials to add an extra round Friday but it did not seem to rattle Krishna.
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