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REAL TENNIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does real tennis mean? 

REAL TENNIS (noun)
  The noun REAL TENNIS has 1 sense:

1. an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled courtplay

  Familiarity information: REAL TENNIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REAL TENNIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

court tennis; real tennis; royal tennis

Hypernyms ("real tennis" is a kind of...):

lawn tennis; tennis (a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court)


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