Meanings
nounreal tennis (uncountable)
- retronymuncountableAn indoor racket sport from which the modern game of tennis (lawn tennis) is descended.
Synonyms: tennis, court tennis, courte paume, court paume, royal tennis, the sport of kings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn indoor racket sport from which the modern game of tennis (lawn tennis) is descended.
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nounan ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court
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Translations
French courte-paume, jeu de paume
- courte-paumeracket sport
- jeu de paumeracket sport
- jeu de courte-paumeracket sport
Italian racchetta, pallacorda
- racchettaracket sport
- pallacordaracket sport
- trincottoracket sport
- jeu de paumeracket sport
Polish real tennis
- real tennisracket sport
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“real tennis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/real%20tennis. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “real tennis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/real%20tennis.
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