Definitions for tournament

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tournament tour·na·ment

Spelling: [too r-nuh-muh nt, tur<

IPA: /ˈtʊər nə mənt, ˈtɜr-/

Tournament is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 567 anagrams from letters in tournament (aemnnorttu).

Definitions for tournament

noun

1. a trial of skill in some game, in which competitors play a series of contests:
2. a meeting for contests in a variety of sports, as between teams of different nations.
3. History/Historical. 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.

Origin of tournament

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

Examples for tournament

It may be as well to explain the difference between a tournament and a joust.

The tournament itself is like the second season of a reality show.

Collins said that most of her knowledge is from “here and there,” so there was no need to cram before the tournament.

He seemed miffed, after the game, to be adjudged the best player of the tournament.

There was almost a tournament of rivalry in describing sufferings.

The first tournament is treated in the poem of Luca Pulci, ed.

Interestingly Germany began this tournament trying to play Barcelona style with a plethora of midfielders.

You must enter the tournament—Mother, did you remember about the cup and the—you know?

The regulations and laws of the tournament were very minute.

Early on in the tournament, hardcore Argentina fans spoofed the Argentina roster listing Pope Francis as a team member.