match point
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
match point (plural match points)
- (sports, tennis) A state in a game where a player can win the entire match by winning the next point. Often used in tennis.
- He made it to match point three times and still lost, but you can't come much closer than that.
Translations[edit]
state in a game
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See also[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English match point.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
match point m (plural match points)
Usage notes[edit]
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
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