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tennis

The correct spelling is tennis.

How to pronounce tennis

noun

IPA: /ˈtɛn.ɪs/

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The correct spelling is tennis. A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
  2. 2.A match in this sport.
  3. 3.An earlier game in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racquet or with the open hand.

verb

  1. 1.To play tennis.
  2. 2.To drive backward and forward like a tennis ball.

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