tournament
noun [C] /ˈtʊə.nə.mənt/ /ˈtɔː-/
/ˈtɝː-/ (US also tourney)Definition
B1 a competition for teams or single players in which a series of games is played, and the winners of each game play against each other until only one winner is left: a tennis/chess/golf tournament They were defeated in the first round of the tournament.Competitions, and parts of competitions
(Definition of tournament noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- beauty contest noun
- bout noun (SPORT)
- championship noun (COMPETITION)
- fixture noun (SPORTS EVENT)
- gala noun (SPORTS EVENT)
- invitational noun
- knockout noun (COMPETITION)
- local derby noun
- match noun (COMPETITION)
- meet noun
- nip and tuck idiom
- on your marks, get set, go! idiom
- pageant noun
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