Definitions for tournament
ˈtʊər nə mənt, ˈtɜr-tour·na·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. tournament, tourneynoun

   a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner

2. tournamentnoun

   a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. tournamentnoun

   During the Middle Ages, a series of battles and other contests designed to prepare knights for war.

2. tournamentnoun

   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.

3. Etymology: tornoiement (Modern French tournoiement) from the verb tornoier.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tournament, Tourneynoun

   Etymology: tournamentum, low Lat.

   1. Tilt; just; military sport; mock encounter.

   They might under the pretence
   Of tilts and tournaments,
   Provide them horse and armour for defence. Daniel.

   For justs, tourneys, and barriers, the glories of them are the chariots, wherein challengers make their entry. Francis Bacon.

   Whence came all those justs, tiltings, and tournaments, so much in use in these parts. William Temple, Miscel.

   He liv’d with all the pomp he cou’d devise,
   At tilts and tournaments obtain’d the prize,
   But found no favour in his lady’s eyes. Dryden.

   The spousals of Hippolita the queen,
   What tilts and tourneys at the feast were seen. Dryden.

   2. John Milton uses it simply for encounter; shock of battle.

   With cruel tournament the squadrons join!
   Where cattle pastur’d late, now scatter’d lies
   With carcasses, and arms, th’ insanguin’d field. John Milton.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tournament

   A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of participants, each participating in a sport or game. Typically, these participants are divided into pairs and the winner of each match advances to the next round. This process continues until only one participant or team is left, who is then declared the overall winner. Tournaments can vary in scale and can be held at local, regional, national, or international levels, depending on the sport or game.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Tournamentnoun

   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. Tournamentnoun

   any contest of skill in which there are many contestents for championship; as, a chess tournament

FreebaseRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Tournament

   A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses: ⁕One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentrated into a relatively short time interval. ⁕A competition involving multiple matches, each involving a subset of the competitors, with the overall tournament winner determined based on the combined results of these individual matches. These are common in those sports and games where each match must involve a small number of competitors: often precisely two, as in most team sports, racket sports and combat sports, many card games and board games, and many forms of competitive debating. Such tournaments allow large numbers to compete against each other in spite of the restriction on numbers in a single match. These two senses are distinct. All golf tournaments meet the first definition, but while match play tournaments meet the second, stroke play tournaments do not, since there are no distinct matches within the tournament. In contrast, football leagues like the Premier League are tournaments in the second sense, but not the first, having matches spread across many stadia over a period of up to a year. Many tournaments meet both definitions; for example, the Wimbledon tennis championship.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tournament

   tōōr′na-ment, n. a military sport of the Middle Ages in which combatants engaged one another to display their courage and skill in arms: any contest in skill involving a number of competitors and a series of games.—Also Tour′ney. [O. Fr. tournoiement, tornoi—torner—L. tornāre, to turn.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tournament

   A military sport of the Middle Ages, in which combatants engaged one another with the object of exhibiting their courage, prowess, and skill in the use of arms, or for the honor of the ladies attending. According to Ducange, the difference between a tournament and a joust is, that the latter is a single combat, while in the former a troop of combatants encounter each other on either side. But this distinction has not been always observed.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tournamentnoun

   A bracket with 2-64 competitors or teams that is single-elimination.

   I am participating in a tournament.

   
   

   Submitted by Gaulbs on October 17, 2022  

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   The numerical value of tournament in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tournament in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of tournament in a Sentence

1. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   The top challengers are usually understood, but there are always a few dark horses in the running for every major tournament.

2. Oregon State coach Scott Rueck:

   I dont think its up for discussion who No. 1 is. Louisville, Stanford, N.C. State, Mississippi State and UCLA rounded out the first 10 teams, which were unchanged from the previous poll. Before this season, South Carolina had never finished the season higher than No. 3. The Gamecocks topped the Top 25 the final 10 weeks of a season cut short before the NCAA Tournament by concerns about spreading the coronavirus pandemic. The AP has always released The AP final poll of the season before the start of the tournament that settles the national championship. Staley said she wasnt sure if The Gamecocks might recognize this achievement next year with a banner or something else since there was no tournament. I want to highlight our year. Only fitting for our seniors, only fitting for our team we put together, she said. Fitting to recognize what was accomplished this year for us. The Ducks, led by star Sabrina Ionescu, were ranked No. 1 for four weeks during the season. Their previous best finish in the poll was sixth two seasons ago. Its really neat. Going into the tournament we had the strongest resume and were playing really, really well, Ducks coach Kelly Graves said. UConns final ranking was its lowest since the team finished eighth in the last poll of the 2005-06 season. UConn had been four or higher every season since. Northwestern, which shared the regular-season Big Ten title, was 11th. Its the best finish for the Wildcats ever, topping their 13th-place ranking in 1990. Its only the sixth time in school history the team was ranked in the final poll. Its been a wild ride, Northwestern coach Joe McKeown said. Weve had so many people enjoy watching the program this year and see it grow. Im sad we didnt get a chance to play in the NCAA Tournament, but we have a great young group. CONFERENCE DOMINANCE The Pac-12 has been the top conference in the poll all season and finished with three teams in the first 10 and six in the Top 25. I feel like we have been doing that for a while now. I think back to four years ago, I think the conference statistically might have been a little stronger throughout that year, 2017.

3. Maria Sharapova:

   I really just kind of got away from it all. I didn't check anything. It was nice not to have to check any scores or who you're playing against, but when you do come to a tournament, of course you're very well aware of what's going on, especially in the tournament.

4. Greg Norman:

   I'm disappointed, but I'm not going to run around like Dennis Rodman and head-butt somebody. (after losing the Masters tournament)

5. Mike Krzyzewski:

   The one and done aspect of the tournament makes it so very, very difficult to win it. So it ’ll be exciting, look, there’s no sport that takes over the whole country for one month like this tournament does, and for me to be a part of that tournament for over four decades was an incredible honor.

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