tourney
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tour·ney
(to͝or′nē, tûr′-)intr.v. tour·neyed, tour·ney·ing, tour·neys
To compete in a tournament.
n. pl. tour·neys
A tournament.
[Middle English torneien, from Old French torneier, from Vulgar Latin *tornizāre, to turn around, from Latin tornāre, to turn in a lathe; see turn.]
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tourney
(ˈtʊənɪ; ˈtɔː-) medieval historyn
(Historical Terms) a knightly tournament
vb
(Historical Terms) (intr) to engage in a tourney
[C13: from Old French torneier, from Vulgar Latin tornidiāre (unattested) to turn constantly, from Latin tornāre to turn (in a lathe); see tournament]
ˈtourneyer n
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tour•ney
(ˈtʊər ni, ˈtɜr-)n.
1. a tournament.
v.i. 2. to contend or engage in a tournament.
[1300–50; (v.) Middle English < Old French torneier < Vulgar Latin *tornidiāre to wheel, keep turning < Latin tornus tour; compare turn]
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tourney
Past participle: tourneyed
Gerund: tourneying
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Noun | 1. | tourney - a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner contest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants World Cup - a soccer tournament held every four years between national soccer teams to determine a world champion elimination tournament - a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds open - a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play round robin - a tournament in which every contestant plays every other contestant |
Verb | 1. | tourney - engage in a tourney |
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tourney
nounAny competition or test of opposing wills likened to the sport in which knights fought with lances:
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tourney
n (Hist, US Sport) → Turnier nt
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