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- [ten-is]
- /ˈtɛn ɪs/
- /ˈten.ɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ten-is]
- /ˈtɛn ɪs/
Definitions of tennis word
- noun tennis a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half. 1
- noun tennis sport 1
- uncountable noun tennis Tennis is a game played by two or four players on a rectangular court. The players use an oval racket with strings across it to hit a ball over a net across the middle of the court. 0
- noun tennis a racket game played between two players or pairs of players who hit a ball to and fro over a net on a rectangular court of grass, asphalt, clay, etc 0
- noun tennis (as modifier) 0
- noun tennis a game, usually played outdoors, in which two players or two pairs of players using rackets hit a fabric-covered, hollow rubber ball back and forth over a net stretched across a marked, level, rectangular area (tennis court) 0
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Origin of tennis
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English tenetz, ten(e)ys < Anglo-French: take!, imperative plural of tenir to hold, take, receive, apparently used as a server's call
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Parts of speech for Tennis
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tennis popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tennis usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with tennis
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