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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMid-season tournament
/ˈmɪdˌsiːzən ˈtʊrnəmənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A competitive sporting event held midway through a regular league season, typically involving teams from the same league competing for a distinct trophy or title alongside regular-season standings.
"The league announced that the new mid-season tournament will feature a group stage followed by single-elimination knockout rounds." - 2
Any secondary championship contest occurring during the operational middle of an annual sporting calendar.
"Fans eagerly debated whether success in the mid-season tournament mattered as much as winning the final championship playoffs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the English adjective 'mid-season' (referring to the middle period of a sports league's scheduled playing term, dating back to the late 19th century) with 'tournament' (derived from Old French 'tournoi', denoting a martial contest or competitive sporting event). It gained prominent contemporary lexical status in the early 21st century with the expansion of professional sports league formats to include intra-season cup competitions.
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tournoi de mitad de saison
Transliteration: /tuʁ.nwa də mi.sɛ.zɔ̃/
Script: tournoi de mi-saison
"L'équipe a remporté le tournoi de mi-saison avec brio."
Saisonhalbzeit-Turnier
Transliteration: /zaɪ̯zoːnˌhalpʦaɪ̯t tʊʁˈniːɐ̯/
"Das neue Saisonhalbzeit-Turnier sorgt für viel Spannung."
torneo di metà stagione
Transliteration: /torˈnɛ.o di meˈta staˈdʒo.ne/
"Il torneo di metà stagione ha offerto partite molto emozionanti."
torneo de mitad de temporada
Transliteration: /toɾˈne.o ðe miˈtad de te.poˈɾa.na/
"El torneo de mitad de temporada añadió más emoción al calendario."
torneio de meio de temporada
Transliteration: /toʁˈnej.u dʒi ˈmej.u dʒi te.poˈɾɐ̃.wɐ/
"O torneio de meio de temporada foi um sucesso de público."
मिड-सीज़न टूर्नामेंट
Transliteration: mid-sīzan ṭūrnaṇṭ
"इस मिड-सीज़न टूर्नामेंट ने खेल में नया रोमांच जोड़ दिया है।"
季中锦标赛
Transliteration: jì zhōng jǐn biāo sài
"全新的季中锦标赛吸引了大量球迷的关注。"
시즌 토너먼트
Transliteration: sijeun toneomeonteu
"새로운 시즌 토너먼트는 팬들에게 큰 즐거움을 주었습니다."
インシーズン・トーナメント
Transliteration: inshīzun tōnamento
"新しいインシーズン・トーナメントはファンを大いに盛り上げた。"
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