Word
tourney
Phoneticstour·ney
US/ˈtɝni/
UK/tˈɔːni/
Definition
n. a competition or tournament where people play games or sports to find a winner. This word is an older, more poetic way to say 'tournament'.
n. a sporting competition or series of contests; often used in literary or historical contexts to describe medieval knightly competitions.
Examples
“The local chess club holds a tourney every summer.”
“The historical novel describes a grand tourney where knights competed for the king's favor.”
Examples
simple
“The local chess club holds a tourney every summer.”
contextual
“The historical novel describes a grand tourney where knights competed for the king's favor.”
Usage
Often used in fantasy literature or historical contexts; less common in modern news reporting than 'tournament'.
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