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real tennis

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

Noun

real tennis (uncountable)

  1. (retronym) An 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 of real tennis

Questions about real tennis

What does real tennis mean?
Real tennis means an indoor racket sport from which the modern game of tennis (lawn tennis) is descended.
What part of speech is real tennis?
Real tennis is a noun.

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