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noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English tenetz, tenys, probably from Anglo-French tenez, 2d person plural imperative of tenir to hold — more at tenable Date: 15th century 1. court ~ 2. an indoor or outdoor game that is played with rackets and a light elastic ball by two players or pairs of players on a level court (as of clay or grass) divided by a low net ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. either of two games (lawn tennis and real tennis) in which two or four players strike a ball with rackets over a net stretched across a court. Phrases and idioms tennis-ball a ball used in playing tennis. tennis-court a court used in playing tennis. tennis elbow a sprain caused by or as by playing tennis. tennis-racket a racket used in playing tennis. tennis shoe a light canvas or leather soft-soled shoe suitable for tennis or general casual wear. Etymology: ME tenetz, tenes, etc., app. f. OF tenez 'take, receive', called by the server to an opponent, imper. of tenir take ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. спорт. теннис to play tennis —- играть в теннис 2. спорт. лаун-теннис 3. спорт. лапта ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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shoes теннисные туфли TENNIS noun теннис to play tennis - играть в теннис - court tennis - lawn tennis - platform tennis - real tennis - squash tennis - table tennis - tennis shoes ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ n a game for two people or two pairs of people who use rackets racket1 (3) to hit a small soft ball backwards and forwards over a net ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1345, most likely from Anglo-Fr. tenetz "hold! receive! take!," from O.Fr. tenez, imperative of tenir "to hold, receive, take," which was used as a call from the server to his opponent. The original version of the game (a favorite sport of medieval Fr. knights) was played by striking the ball with the palm of the hand, and in O.Fr. was called la paulme, lit. "the palm," but to an onlooker the service cry would naturally seem to identify the game. The use of the word for the modern game is from 1874, short for lawn tennis. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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