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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestennis
Pronunciation / Transliteration: te.nis
"Il joue au tennis avec ses amis le samedi."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sport played with rackets in which two players or two pairs of players strike a ball back and forth across a net.
"She plays tennis at the local club every weekend." - 2
The ball used in the game of tennis.
"He grabbed a fresh tennis from the can before serving."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French term 'tenez', an imperative form of 'tenir' (to hold), shouted by the server to the receiver in medieval court tennis. It entered Middle English and eventually evolved into the modern designation for the racquet sport.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tennis" is said worldwide
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tennis
Transliteration: te.nis
"Il joue au tennis avec ses amis le samedi."
Tennis
Transliteration: ˈtɛnɪs
"Wir spielen heute Nachmittag Tennis."
tennis
Transliteration: ˈtɛnnis
"Mi piace molto giocare a tennis."
tenis
Transliteration: ˈte.nis
"Ellos practican tenis en el polideportivo."
tênis
Transliteration: ˈtẽ.nis
"Ela comprou uma raquete de tênis nova."
टेनिस
Transliteration: tennis
"हम शाम को टेनिस खेलेंगे।"
网球
Transliteration: wǎng qiú
"他非常擅长打网球。"
테니스
Transliteration: teniseu
"우리는 주말마다 테니스를 칩니다."
テニス
Transliteration: tenisu
"彼は週末によくテニスをします。"
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