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lawn tennis

–noun
tennis, esp. when played on a grass court.

Origin:
1870–75
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lawn tennis  
n.  See tennis.
ten·nis   (těn'ĭs)   
n.  
  1. A game played with rackets and a light ball by two players or two pairs of players on a rectangular court, as of grass, clay, or asphalt, divided by a net. Also called lawn tennis.

  2. Court tennis.


[Middle English tenetz, tenyes, court tennis, from Anglo-Norman tenetz and Old French tenez, pl. imperative of tenir, to hold, from Latin tenēre; see detain.]
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