tennis: Meaning and Definition of

ten•nis

Pronunciation: (ten'is), [key]
— n.
  1. a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half. Cf.See illus. under.
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