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tournament

tour·na·ment

UK/ˈtʊənəmənt/ US/ˈtɔːnəmənt/ fairly common

noun

1.

a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner

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2.

a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize

Origin

From Old French tornoiement (Modern French tournoiement) from the verb tornoier.

Phrases

  • hat tournament
  • single-elimination tournament

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