Word: Tournament
How to pronounce: ˈtʊənəmənt
Noun
Definitions:
1. (in a sport or game) a series of contests between a number of competitors, who compete for an overall prize.
Example sentences: "Can you foresee a time when gaming tournaments rival sports championships in terms of audience interest and ratings?"
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.
Example sentences: "Heraldry originated in medieval warfare and tournaments when it was necessary to identify knights who were completely covered in armour."
Synonyms:
competition
event
joust
contest
Derivations:
tourney
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Tournament in Other Languages...
Spanish: Torneo
German: Turnier
French: Tournoi
Italian: Torneo
Turkish: Turnuva
