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fron·ten·is

(frŭn-tĕn′ĭs, frŏn′tĕn′ĭs)

A Latin-American tennis game played on a three-walled court.

[American Spanish, blend of Spanish frontón, jai alai court; see fronton, and Spanish tenis, tennis (from English tennis).]

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frontenis

(frʌnˈtɛnɪs; frɒnˈtɛnɪs)

(Ball Games, other than specified) sport a variation of the Basque ball game of pilota played on a large court with a tennis-style racquet

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Research interests Game analysis, team sports, racket and wall sports, olimpic frontenis.