Thesaurus: tournament

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1. n. A mock fight, or warlike game, formerly in great favor, in which a number of combatants were engaged, as an exhibition of their address and bravery; hence, figuratively, a real battle.
2. n. Any contest of skill in which there are many contestents for championship; as, a chess tournament.
3. n. a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
4. n. a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
5. 1. A mock fight, or warlike game, formerly in great favor, in which a number of combatants were engaged, as an exhibition of their address and bravery; hence, figuratively, a real battle. "In battle and in tourneyment." Chaucer. With cruel tournament the squadrons join. Milton. Note: It different from the joust, which was a trial of skill between one man and another. 2. Any contest of skill in which there are many contestents for championship; as, a chess tournament.
6. n:100 n. a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner n. a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize