ten·nis

ten·nis
/ˈtɛnəs/ noun [noncount]
: a game that is played by two people or two pairs of people on a special court (called a tennis court) where they hit a small ball back and forth over a net using rackets

a game of tennis = a tennis game

a tennis racket/ball

— see pictures at ball, racket, — see also lawn tennis, table tennis

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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