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tournament

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tour·na·ment  (trn-mnt, tûr-)
n.
1. A series of contests in which a number of contestants compete and the one that prevails through the final round or that finishes with the best record is declared the winner.
2. A medieval martial sport in which two groups of mounted and armored combatants fought against each other with blunted lances or swords.

[Middle English tournement, a medieval sport, from Old French torneiement, from torneier, to tourney; see tourney.]

tournament [ˈtʊənəmənt ˈtɔː- ˈtɜː-]
n
1. (General Sporting Terms) a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to determine an overall winner
2. (General Sporting Terms) a meeting for athletic or other sporting contestants an archery tournament
3. (Historical Terms) Medieval history
a.  (originally) a martial sport or contest in which mounted combatants fought for a prize
b.  (later) a meeting for knightly sports and exercises
[from Old French torneiement, from torneier to fight on horseback, literally: to turn, from the constant wheeling round of the combatants; see tourney]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tournamenttournament - a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
contest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
World Cup - a soccer tournament held every four years between national soccer teams to determine a world champion
elimination tournament - a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds
open - a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
round robin - a tournament in which every contestant plays every other contestant
2.tournamenttournament - a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
contest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
joust, tilt - a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances

tournament
noun
1. competition, meeting, match, event, series, contest Here is a player capable of winning a world tournament.
2. (Medieval) joust, the lists, tourney a medieval Tournament with displays of archery, armour and combat
Translations
tournament [ˈtʊənəmənt] Ntorneo m
tennis tournamenttorneo m de tenis

tournament [ˈtʊərnəmənt] ntournoi m

tournament
n (Sport etc, also Hist) → Turnier nt

tournament [ˈtʊənəmənt] ntorneo
tennis tournament → torneo di tennis
tournament [ˈtʊənəmənt] ntorneo
tennis tournament → torneo di tennis

tournament
n tournament [ˈtuənəmənt]
a competition in which many players compete in many separate games I'm playing in the next tennis tournament. toernooi دَوْرَةٌ من المُباريات състезание turnaj turnering das Tournier πρωτάθλημα, τουρνουά torneo turniir تورنمنت؛ یک دوره مسابقه turnaus tournoi טוּרנִיר खेल प्रतियोगिता natjecanje torna pertandingan keppni, mót torneo トーナメント 승자 진출전 turnyras turnīrs pertandingan toernooi turnering turniej torneio turneu турнир turnaj turnir turnir turnering การแข่งขัน turnuva 錦標賽 турнір ٹورنامنٹ، کھيل کا مقابلہ giải đấu

tournament سلسلة مباريات turnaj turnering Turnier τουρνουά torneo turnaus tournoi turnir torneo トーナメント 토너먼트 toernooi turnering turniej torneio соревнование turnering การแข่งขัน turnuva vòng đấu loại 锦标赛


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Then the King said to her, 'I will appoint a tournament in your honour, and I will invite all the princes in the world to it, and if any one of them pleases you, you shall marry him.
This dignity and these knightly graces suggest the tournament, not the prize-fight.
 
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