tennis

Meanings

• Noun

  A racket sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each, in which they take turns to hit a light, small ball with string-covered rackets over a net and into the opponent's court.

  - "Rafael Nadal is a famous tennis player."
  - "I enjoy playing tennis at the local court."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with tennis
fitness , messiness , harness , darness , profitness

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Variants

List of all variants of tennis that leads to same result
tennis , tennises , tennis elbow , tennis elbows , tennis shoe , tennis shoes , tennis court , court tennis , court tennises , deck tennis , deck tennises , lawn tennis , lawn tennises , paddle tennis , paddle tennises , platform tennis , squash tennis , squash tennises

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From Old French 'tenez', 'hold' or 'touch'. The game's name comes from the French expression 'jeu de paume', which translates to 'game of the palm'.

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Trivia

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1. The first tennis tournament was held in 1497 in France.

2. The world's largest tennis ball measures 7.5 feet in diameter.

3. The fastest serve ever recorded in a professional tennis match was 156.6 mph (252.1 km/h) by Ace Olafsson in 2016.

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Related Concepts

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1. Lawn Tennis: A popular variant of tennis played on grass courts.

2. Table Tennis: A form of tennis played on a table using small rackets and a lightweight ball.

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Culture

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Tennis has a rich cultural history, dating back to the 12th century in France. It has been an Olympic sport since 1896 and has been influential in literature and art, with famous works like Evelyn Waugh's 'The Loved One' and Edwin Morgan's 'The Tennis Court Oath'.

How to Memorize "tennis"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a tennis court with a net dividing it in half.
   - Imagine a tennis racket in your hand and hitting a ball over the net.

2. associate
   

   - Associate tennis with physical activity and competition.
   - Connect tennis with famous players like Roger Federer and Serena Williams.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'R-A-C-K-E-T' to remember the components of a tennis racket: Rubber, Axle, Cords, Kingpin, Evelyn Waugh (author), and Tension.

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