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tour·na·ment (to̵or′nə mənt, tʉr′-)

noun

  1. in the Middle Ages,
    1. a contest or exercise in which two parties of mounted knights in the field together tried to unseat each other as with blunted lances
    2. a series of such tournaments, jousts, etc. presented as an entertainment
  2. a series of contests in some sport or game, as basketball or chess, in which a number of people or teams take part, trying to win the championship

Etymology: ME tournement < OFr torneiement < torneier: see tourney

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tournament Synonyms

tournament

n.

  1. A series of contests

    meet, games, tourney, match; see competition 1, 2, sport 3.

  2. A joust

    clash of arms, jousts, tourney, duel, knightly combat, test of prowess; see also fight 1.


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tournament Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • win: You're just back from winning tournaments in the Czech Republic, too.

Adjective modifier

  • 5-a-side: The Mistress of Ceremonies, Crystal, opened the day with the play-off of the Annual Unity Shield 5-a-side football tournament.

Modifies a noun

  • organizer: Australia's Melissa Martin, the 6th seed, will be doubling up as tournament organizer.

Noun used with modifier

  • poker: Or not they hand than them you have home poker rule tournament to is primarily a. Hold em and may look like.

Possessives

  • scorer: John Bishop, Fujisawa national sales manager, was the tournament's leading scorer with nine goals.

Preposition: of

  • champion: The veteran Welshman knows Grand Central well, having played in every Tournament of Champions held there.
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