tournament

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
noun a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize

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

"There's the tennis tournament," suggested Lesbia. — The Youngest Girl in the Fifth: A School Story, Angela Brazil
The day after the tournament--" "Yes." — The Long Roll, Mary Johnston
No one referred to their tennis tournament. — Main Street, Sinclair Lewis

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