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tour·na·ment
(to͝or′nə-mənt, 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.]
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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
[C13: from Old French torneiement, from torneier to fight on horseback, literally: to turn, from the constant wheeling round of the combatants; see tourney]
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tour•na•ment
(ˈtʊər nə mənt, ˈtɜr-)n.
1. a trial of skill in some game, in which competitors play a series of contests: a chess tournament.
2. a meeting for contests in a variety of sports, as between teams of different nations.
3.
a. a medieval contest or martial sport in which mounted knights fought with blunted lances for a prize.
b. a meeting for the performance of knightly exercises and sports.
[1175–1225; Middle English tornement < Old French torneiement, derivative of torne(ier) to tourney]
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| Noun | 1. |  tournament - a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winnercontest, 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. |  tournament - a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prizecontest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants |
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tournament
noun
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tournament
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Translations
دَوْرَةٌ من المُبارياتمُبَارَاة
turnaj
turnering
turnausturnajaiset
turnir
keppni, mót
トーナメント
토너먼트
turnīrs
toernooitornooi
turnaj
turnir
turnering
การแข่งขัน
vòng đấu loại
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tournament
n (Sport etc, also Hist) → Turnier nt
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tournament
(ˈtuənəmənt) noun a competition in which many players compete in many separate games. I'm playing in the next tennis tournament.
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tournament
→ مُبَارَاة 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009