Definitions for real tennis
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. royal tennis, real tennis, court tennisnoun

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

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1. real tennisnoun

   an indoor racket sport from which the modern game of tennis (lawn tennis) is descended

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1. Real tennis

   Real tennis – one of several games sometimes called "the sport of kings" – is the original racquet sport from which the modern game of tennis (also called "lawn tennis") is derived. It is also known as court tennis in the United States, formerly royal tennis in England and Australia, and courte-paume in France (to distinguish it from longue-paume, and in reference to the older, racquetless game of jeu de paume, the ancestor of modern handball and racquet games). Many French real tennis courts are at jeu de paume clubs. The term real was first used by journalists in the early 20th century as a retronym to distinguish the ancient game from modern lawn tennis (even though, at present, the latter sport is seldom contested on lawns outside the few social-club-managed estates such as Wimbledon). There are more than 50 active real tennis courts in the world, located in the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States and France. Other countries have currently disused courts, such as the two in the Republic of Ireland. The sport is supported and governed by various organizations around the world.

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1. real tennis

   Real tennis, also known as court tennis or royal tennis, is a complex indoor racket sport that originated in France during medieval times. It is the precursor of modern lawn tennis and is played within high walls and a raised roof on a court that has additional playing surfaces including sloping ledges, openings in the walls, and roof beams. Real tennis involves unique scoring similar to, but more intricate than, modern lawn tennis, and uses specialized equipment including a solid, asymmetrical racket and a handmade hard ball.

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1. Real tennis

   Real tennis – one of several games sometimes called "the sport of kings" – is the original racquet sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis, is descended. It is also known as court tennis in the United States, formerly royal tennis in England and Australia, now real tennis, and courte-paume in France. The term real was first used by journalists in the middle of the 20th century, a retronym to distinguish the ancient game from modern lawn tennis. Real tennis players often call the game "tennis", while continuing to refer to its more widely played offshoot as "lawn tennis". Real tennis is still played by enthusiasts or realists on 47 to 49 existing courts in the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, and France. Despite a documented history of courts existing in the German states from the 17th century, the sport evidently died out there during or after the World War II reconstruction. The sport is supported and governed by various organizations around the world.

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How to pronounce real tennis?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

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   Natasha

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   Neerja

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of real tennis in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of real tennis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of real tennis in a Sentence

1. Rafa Nadal:

   I'm very happy to be back. Queen's is a great event, I always enjoyed it, I had some great feelings there, the atmosphere of the club -- a real tennis club -- is very special, the courts are unbelievable and I'm very happy to be back, i enjoyed Halle but the results have not been perfect for me in Halle, so I want to try Queen's again where the grass courts are a little bit more similar to Wimbledon.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=real tennis
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Real_Tennis
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Tennis
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=real tennis