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masculine

/toɾˈneo/

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Translation

tournament

Word origin

From Old French tornei ('a tourney'), from torneier ('to joust'), from Vulgar Latin tornizare, from Latin tornare ('to turn on a lathe').

Origin
Old French
Root
tornei
English cognates
tournament, tourney, turn

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluraltorneos

Examples

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Our team won the football tournament.

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The chess tournament lasts three days.

inscribió tenis .

He signed up for the local tennis tournament.

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In the Middle Ages knights fought in tournaments.

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The final of the tournament was very exciting.

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This word is part of lesson 65.