TOURNAMENT Definition & Meaning

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tournament

[ toor-nuh-muhnt, tur- ]

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noun

a trial of skill in some game, in which competitors play a series of contests:
a chess tournament.
a meeting for contests in a variety of sports, as between teams of different nations.
History/Historical.
1. a contest or martial sport in which two opposing parties of mounted and armored combatants fought for a prize, with blunted weapons and in accordance with certain rules.
2. a meeting at an appointed time and place for the performance of knightly exercises and sports.

tournament

/ ˈtɜː-; ˈtʊənəmənt; ˈtɔː- /

noun

a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to determine an overall winner
a meeting for athletic or other sporting contestants
an archery tournament
medieval history
1. (originally) a martial sport or contest in which mounted combatants fought for a prize
2. (later) a meeting for knightly sports and exercises

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of tournament¹

1175–1225; Middle English tornement < Old French torneiement, equivalent to torne ( ier ) to tourney + -ment -ment

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of tournament¹

C13: from Old French torneiement, from torneier to fight on horseback, literally: to turn, from the constant wheeling round of the combatants; see tourney

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Having never trailed all season, No. 1-ranked Corona High faced its first bout with adversity on Wednesday in an opening game of the National High School Invitational baseball tournament in Cary, N.C.

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