court tennis

court ten·nis

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawrt, kohrt ten-is]
- /kɔrt, koʊrt ˈtɛn ɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawrt, kohrt ten-is]
- /kɔrt, koʊrt ˈtɛn ɪs/

Definitions of court tennis words

noun court tennis a variety of tennis played indoors on a specially constructed court having high cement walls off which the ball may be played, points being made chiefly by stroking the ball into any of three openings in the walls of the court. Compare penthouse (def 7), tambour (def 7), winning opening. 1
noun court tennis real tennis. 0

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Origin of court tennis

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Court tennis

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court tennis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for court tennis

noun court tennis

real tennis — an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled indoor court with various openings, a sloping-roofed corridor along three sides, and a buttress on the fourth side
royal tennis — court tennis.

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