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dice
English
Etymology
- From Middle English dys, plural of dy.
- The voiceless /s/ was most likely retained because the word felt like a collective term rather than a plural form (compare pence). The spelling dice is a result of the pronunciation.
- See die Etymology 2.
Pronunciation
- enPR: d?s, IPA(key): /da?s/
- Rhymes: -a?s
Noun
dice (countable and uncountable, plural dice or dices)
- (uncountable) Gaming with one or more dice.
- (countable, proscribed by some; standard in British English) A die.
- 1980, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, “The Winner Takes It All”, Super Trouper, Polar Music
- The gods may throw a dice / Their minds as cold as ice
- 1980, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, “The Winner Takes It All”, Super Trouper, Polar Music
- (uncountable, formerly countable, cooking) That which has been diced.
- Cut onions, carrots and celery into medium dice.
Usage notes
- The singular usage is considered incorrect by many authorities. However, it should be noted that The New Oxford Dictionary of English, Judy Pearsall, Patrick Hanks (1998) states that “In modern standard English, the singular die (rather than dice) is uncommon. Dice is used for both the singular and the plural.”
- Die is predominant among tabletop gamers.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:dice.
Synonyms
- astragals
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
dice
- plural of die
Verb
dice (third-person singular simple present dices, present participle dicing, simple past and past participle diced)
- (intransitive) To play dice.
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, part 1, Act III, scene iii:
- Virtuous enough; swore little; diced not above seven times — a week
- 1999, George RR Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam 2011, p. 407:
- Tyrion found Timmett dicing with his Burned Men in the barracks.
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, part 1, Act III, scene iii:
- (transitive) To cut into small cubes.
- 1898, Thomas Hardy, "Hap":
- And dicing Time for gladness casts a moan....
- 1898, Thomas Hardy, "Hap":
- (transitive) To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.
Derived terms
- dice with death
Translations
Anagrams
- -cide, cedi, deci-, iced
Interlingua
Verb
dice
- present of dicer
- imperative of dicer
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -it?e
Verb
dice
- third-person singular present indicative of dire
Anagrams
- cedi
Latin
Verb
d?ce
- second-person singular present active imperative of d?c?
References
- dice in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dice in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- dice in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia?[3]
- dice in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- dice in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Middle English
Noun
dice
- Alternative form of dees
Spanish
Alternative forms
- dize (archaic)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /?di?e/, [?d?i.?e]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /?dise/, [?d?i.se]
Verb
dice
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of decir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of decir.
Tarantino
Numeral
dice
- ten
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backgammon
English
Etymology
Probably from back + Middle English gamen, from Old English gamen (“amusement, game”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?b?kg?m?n, IPA(key): /?bæk.?æm.?n/
Noun
backgammon (countable and uncountable, plural backgammons)
- A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
- (backgammon) A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar.
Related terms
- gammon
Translations
See also
- tick-tack
- tric-trac, trick-track
Verb
backgammon (third-person singular simple present backgammons, present participle backgammoning, simple past and past participle backgammoned)
- To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.
Further reading
- backgammon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from English backgammon.
Noun
backgammon m (uncountable)
- backgammon (board game)
Finnish
Etymology
From English backgammon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bæk??m(?)on/, [?bæk??m(?)o?n]
- Syllabification: back?gam?mon
Noun
backgammon
- backgammon
Declension
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English backgammon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bak.?a.m?n/
Noun
backgammon m (uncountable)
- backgammon
See also
- trictrac
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English backgammon.
Noun
backgammon m (uncountable)
- backgammon
- Synonyms: tric trac, tavola reale
Spanish
Noun
backgammon m (uncountable)
- backgammon
- Synonyms: chanchullo, chaquete, tablas reales
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