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Tennis ˈtenɪs Game Noun Play Player/Court/Ball I Met

Word3 tennis
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈtenɪs/ /ˈtenɪs/
Example
  • to play tennis
  • a tennis player/court/ball
  • i met a friend for a quick game of tennis after work.
  • a tennis match/tournament
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tennis

(noun)/ˈtenɪs/ /ˈtenɪs/
  1. a game in which two or four players use rackets to hit a ball backwards and forwards across a net on a specially marked court
    • SEE ALSO court tennis
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/court-tennis
    • to play tennis
    • a tennis player/court/ball
    • I met a friend for a quick game of tennis after work.
    • a tennis match/tournament
    • She is a popular figure on the international tennis circuit.
    • He retired from competitive tennis at the age of 34.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English tenetz, tenes ‘real tennis’, apparently from Old French tenez ‘take, receive’ (called by the server to an opponent), imperative of tenir.
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