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ten•nis
Pronunciation: (ten'is), [key]—
n.
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.
lawn tennis. See illus. under
racket 2.
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