ROUND ROBIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does round robin mean? 

• ROUND ROBIN (noun)
  The noun ROUND ROBIN has 2 senses:

1. a tournament in which every contestant plays every other contestant

2. a letter signed by a number of people

  Familiarity information: ROUND ROBIN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROUND ROBIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tournament in which every contestant plays every other contestant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("round robin" is a kind of...):

tournament; tourney (a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A letter signed by a number of people

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("round robin" is a kind of...):

letter; missive (a written message addressed to a person or organization)

 Context examples 

Men all in a panic of fear; sent a round robin, asking to have double watch, as they fear to be alone. Mate angry. Fear there will be some trouble, as either he or the men will do some violence.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)