noun

seeding

SEE-dihng

noun

The process of arranging competitors' ranked positions before a tournament.

"The seeding was announced a week before the tournament began."

How to Use Seeding

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In plain EnglishThe ranking system used to set up who plays whom in a tournament bracket.

Common pairings

tournament seeding top seeding

seedings plural

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The _____ was announced a week before the tournament began.

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