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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʊə^rnəmənt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtʊrnəmənt, ˈtɝ-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tŏŏr′nə mənt, tûr′-)

tour•na•ment /ˈtʊrnəmənt, ˈtɜr-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a trial of skill in some game, in which players play a series of contests:a chess tournament.
a meeting for contests in a number of different sports, as between teams of different nations.
World Historya medieval contest in which mounted knights fought with lances for a prize.

tour•na•ment (tŏŏr′nə mənt, tûr′-),USA pronunciation n.

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.
[Hist.]
- 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.
- a meeting at an appointed time and place for the performance of knightly exercises and sports.

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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

tournament /ˈtʊənəmənt; ˈtɔː-; ˈtɜː-/ n

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
- (originally) a martial sport or contest in which mounted combatants fought for a prize
- (later) a meeting for knightly sports and exercises

Etymology: 13th Century: 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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Synonyms: meet, games, tourney, match, competition, more...

Collocations: a [basketball, boxing, soccer] tournament, [won, lost] the tournament, [a national, an international] tournament, more...

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