tournament
pronunciation
How to pronounce tournament in British English:
UK [ˈtʊənəmənt , ˈtɔːnəmənt]
How to pronounce tournament in American English:
US [ˈtʊrnəmənt]
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- Noun:
- a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
- a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
Word Origin
- tournament (n.)
- "medieval martial arts contest," c. 1200 (figurative), c. 1300 (literal), from Old French tornement "contest between groups of knights on horseback" (12c.), from tornoier "to joust, tilt, take part in tournaments" (see tourney). Modern use, in reference to games of skill, is recorded from 1761.
Example
- 1. Her team promptly pulled out of the tournament .
- 2. The tournament will kick off on 12 june 2014 .
- 3. The 2011 tournament will be staged in new zealand .
- 4. Then on may 2 , a flu carrier is thought to have attended a high school volleyball tournament in kobe .
- 5. But at each tournament there can only be one winner .