Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tournament | Yes | No | No | No |
contest | Yes | No | Yes | No |
tournament (noun) | contest (noun) |
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a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner | a struggle between rivals |
a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize | an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants |
tournament (verb) | contest (verb) |
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to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation |