TENNIS Definition & Meaning

tennis

[ ten-is ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.

tennis

/ ˈ��ɛ��ɪ�� /

noun

1. a racket game played between two players or pairs of players who hit a ball to and fro over a net on a rectangular court of grass, asphalt, clay, etc See also lawn tennis real tennis court tennis table tennis
2. ( as modifier )
  tennis court
  tennis racket

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of tennis¹

1350–1400; Middle English tenetz, ten ( e ) ys < Anglo-French: take!, imperative plural of tenir to hold, take, receive, apparently used as a server's call

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of tennis¹

C14: probably from Anglo-French tenetz hold (imperative), from Old French tenir to hold, from Latin �ٱ��ŧ��

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The rats can check an area the size of a tennis court in about 30 minutes, the charity says, whereas a human with a metal detector might take four days to clear the same land.

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He justified this by falsely accusing remote workers of "not working" but "playing tennis" or "playing golf."

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Miller remained a competitive opponent on the tennis court, where he played until he was 86.

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"We wish the British tennis player a speedy recovery."

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The tennis world now could celebrate its own power of three.

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