tournament

B1 Topic:Sports & Fitness

US /ˈtʊɹnəmənt/ UK /ˈtʊənəmənt/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
A competition in which players play a series of games to find a winner.

England secured their place in the tournament with a late goal.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a competition in which... tourney

Word family

Forms tournaments

Derived forms pre-tournament

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Phrases (1)

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elimination tournament
a competition in which losing participants leave after successive rounds

Noun + noun

Etymology

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

Topics

Sports & Fitness

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