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tennis

ten·nis

US/ˈtɛnɪs/ common

noun

1.

a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court

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Origin

From Middle English tennys, teneys, tenis, from Old French tenez (second-person plural imperative of tenir (“to hold”)).

Phrases

  • court tennis
  • deck tennis
  • football tennis
  • lawn tennis
  • paddle tennis
  • padel tennis
  • ping pong
  • platform tennis
  • real tennis
  • table tennis

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