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tourney

[ toor-nee, tur- ]

noun

plural tourneys.
  1. a tournament.


verb (used without object)

tourneyed, tourneying.
  1. to contend or engage in a tournament.

tourney

/ ˈtʊənɪ; ˈtɔː- /

noun

  1. a knightly tournament
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to engage in a tourney
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٴdzܰԱ, noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tourney1

1300–50; (v.) Middle English tourneyen < Old French torneier < Vulgar Latin *ٴǰԾ徱 to wheel, keep turning; (noun) Middle English tourneie < Old French tournei, derivative of tourneier. See turn
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tourney1

C13: from Old French torneier, from Vulgar Latin ٴǰԾ徱 (unattested) to turn constantly, from Latin ٴǰ to turn (in a lathe); see tournament
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Best of the West boys volleyball tourney Friday and Saturday at Poway.

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If Cronin fails to make a strong tournament run for a second consecutive season — remember, they didn’t even make the tourney last year — next winter his job situation could begin to get murky.

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Coming into Saturday’s tourney game against Holy Cross, Clark, a fourth-year senior at Iowa, was averaging 5.2 makes and 13.8 attempts from deep.

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Realize that despite all the legend and lore and heart-stirring music, this tourney filled with Davids is ultimately a grab for Goliath.

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But they lost to Drake in their conference tourney final and, so, must wait to see if their name is called.

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