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- Dictionarytournament/ˈtʊənəm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. (in a sport or game) a series of contests between a number of competitors, competing for an overall prize. Similar
- 2. (in the Middle Ages) a sporting event in which two knights (or two groups of knights) jousted on horseback with blunted weapons, each trying to knock the other off, the winner receiving a prize. Similar
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TOURNAMENT definition: 1. a competition for teams or single players in which a series of games is played, and the winners…. Learn more.
The meaning of TOURNAMENT is a series of games or contests that make up a single unit of competition (as on a professional golf tour), the championship playoffs of a league or conference, or an invitational event.
A tournament is a sports competition in which players who win a match continue to play further matches until just one person or team is left.
/ˈtʊrnəmənt/ (North American English, less frequent tourney) a sports competition involving a number of teams or players who take part in different games and must leave the competition if they lose. The competition continues until there is only the winner left. a golf/tennis/soccer/chess tournament. Wordfinder. Extra Examples.
A tournament refers to a gathering of competitors playing a series of games. There are chess tournaments, golf tournaments, tennis tournaments, and a number of tournaments titled “Tournament of Champions.”
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 tournament is a sports competition in which players who win a match continue to play further matches in the competition until just one person or team is left.
a competition with a series of games between many teams or players, with one winner at the end: a golf / tennis tournament. (Definition of tournament from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
TOURNAMENT meaning: 1 : a sports competition or series of contests that involves many players or teams and that usually continues for at least several days; 2 : a contest of skill and courage between soldiers or knights in the Middle Ages.
a competition for teams or single players in which a series of games is played, and the winners of each game play against each other until only one winner is left: a tennis / chess / golf tournament. They were defeated in the first round of the tournament. Fewer examples. Our ambitions for this tournament have been defeated by the weather.
