tournament

Meaning

1. (historical) During the Middle Ages, a series of battles and other contests designed to prepare knights for war.
2. A series of games; either the same game played many times, or a succession of games related by a single theme; played competitively to determine a single winning team or individual.
3. A digraph obtained by assigning a direction to each edge in an undirected complete graph.

Synonyms

tourney

contest

competition

match

game

event

rival

tilt

knockout competition

championship

pinfall

convention

joust

mass meeting

rally

ram

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Translations

tournoi

Turnier

torneo

torneo

torneio

toernooi

torneig

competizione

steekspel

turnuva

πρωταθλήματα

αγώνας

justa

giostra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtʊənəmənt/

Etymology

Cognate with French: tournoiement

In summary

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

Sentences

This was the third match Mauresmo played during the tournament where her opponent retired .

The tournament is organized by Squash Canada and Squash Ontario .