tennis net

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ten•nis n. [uncountable]

Sporta game played on a rectangular court by players with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net.

ten•nis n.

Sporta 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. Cf. lawn tennis. See illus. under racket ².

Anglo-French: take!, imperatire. plural of tenir to hold, take, receive, apparently used as a server's call
Middle English tenetz, ten(e)ys 1350–1400

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tennis / ˈtɛnɪs/

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
See also lawn tennis, real tennis, table tennis
(as modifier): tennis court, tennis racket

Etymology: 14th Century: probably from Anglo-French tenetz hold (imperative), from Old French tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre

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