tournament

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. Source: opted

2. n. Any contest of skill in which there are many contestents for championship; as, a chess tournament. Source: opted

3. n. a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner Source: wordnet

4. n. a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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 Source: ecdict

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