lawn tennis

lawn ten·nis

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lawn ten-is]
- /lɔn ˈtɛn ɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lawn ten-is]
- /lɔn ˈtɛn ɪs/

Definitions of lawn tennis words

noun lawn tennis tennis, especially when played on a grass court. 1
noun lawn tennis sport: ballgame played on a grass court 1
uncountable noun lawn tennis Lawn tennis is the same as tennis. 0
noun lawn tennis tennis played on a grass court 0

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Origin of lawn tennis

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Lawn tennis

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lawn 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 61% 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.

lawn tennis usage trend in Literature

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