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tour·na·ment

(to͝or′nə-mənt, tûr′-)

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-)

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]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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.

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 winner tourney 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.	tournament - 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

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

tournament

noun

Any competition or test of opposing wills likened to the sport in which knights fought with lances:

joust, tilt, tourney.

Translations

دَوْرَةٌ من المُبارياتمُبَارَاة

turnaj

turnering

Turnier

τουρνουά πρωτάθλημα

torneo justa

turnausturnajaiset

tournoi

turnir

keppni, mót

torneo competizione giostra

トーナメント

토너먼트

turnīrs

toernooitornooi

turnaj

turnir

turnering

การแข่งขัน

turnuva

vòng đấu loại

锦标赛

tournament

[ˈtʊənəmənt] N → torneo m
tennis tournament → torneo m de tenis

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tournament

[ˈtʊə^rnəmənt] n → tournoi m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tournament

n (Sport etc, also Hist) → Turnier nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tournament

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

tournament

(ˈtuənəmənt) noun

a competition in which many players compete in many separate games. I'm playing in the next tennis tournament.

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

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