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| tour·na·ment [ trnəmənt, túrnəmənt ] (plural tour·na·ments) |
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1. series of games: a sports event made up of a series of games, rounds, or contests
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2. mock fighting: a sporting contest popular in the Middle Ages in which knights took part in jousting or combat, generally with blunted weapons
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| [12th century. < Old French torneiement "act of jousting" < torneier (see tourney)] |
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