noun
Meaning 1
A tournament.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tourney
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /ˈtɝni/
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US: /ˈtʊɚni/
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UK: /ˈtʊə(ɹ)ni/
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UK: /ˈtɔː(ɹ)ni/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ni
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rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)ni
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)ni
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CMU ARPABET: T ER1 N IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To take part in a tournament.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tournament
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: contest, competition
Narrower terms: World Cup, elimination tournament, open, round robin
verb
Meaning 4
engage in a tourney
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: contend, fight, struggle
History
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman turnei, from Old French tornei (“tournament”), from tornoier (“to joust, tilt”).