tournament

/ˈtʊɹnəmənt/
noun

A series of games; either the same game played many times, or a succession of games related by a single theme; played competitively to determine a single winning team or individual.

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Noun 2 meanings

  1. A series of games; either the same game played many times, or a succession of games related by a single theme; played competitively to determine a single winning team or individual.

  2. A digraph obtained by assigning a direction to each edge in an undirected complete graph.

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Where it comes from

Etymology

From Old French tornoiement (Modern French tournoiement) from the verb tornoier.

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TOURNAMENT at a glance

TOURNAMENT has 10 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (T 1 + O 1 + U 1 + R 1 + N 1 + A 1 + M 3 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,647 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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