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noun
1.
a trial of skill in some game, in which competitors play a series of contests: a chess tournament.
2.
a meeting for contests in a variety of sports, as between teams of different nations.
3.
History/Historical.
a.
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.
b.
a meeting at an appointed time and place for the performance of knightly exercises and sports.
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- Tournament hoops time, combined with one week of break.
- Some will hope that the tournament will provide a boost to the domestic game.
- Both the videogame and card game championships will be decided over the course of three days or tournament play.
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Word Origin & History
tournament
c.1300, "medieval martial arts contest," from O.Fr. torneiement "contest between groups of knights on horseback" (c.1150), from torneier "to joust, tilt" (see tourney). Modern use, in ref. to games of skill, is recorded from 1761.
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