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backgammon

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back·gam·mon  (bkgmn)
n.
A board game for two persons, played with pieces whose moves are determined by throws of dice.
[back + gammon.]
backgammon [ˈbækˌgæmən bækˈgæmən]
n
1. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) a game for two people played on a board with pieces moved according to throws of the dice
2. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) the most complete form of win in this game
[back1 + gammon, variant of]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.backgammonbackgammon - a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice
board game - a game played on a specially designed board
Translations
backgammon [ˈbækˌgæmən] N → backgammon m
backgammon [bækˈgæmən ˈbækgæmən] n → backgammon m
to play backgammon → jouer au backgammon
backgammon [bækˈgæmən] n → backgammon m, tavola reale
backgammon [bækˈgæmən] n → backgammon m, tavola reale


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He took Rebecca to task once or twice about the propriety of playing at backgammon with Sir Pitt, saying that it was a godless amusement, and that she would be much better engaged in reading "Thrump's Legacy," or "The Blind Washerwoman of Moorfields," or any work of a more serious nature; but Miss Sharp said her dear mother used often to play the same game with the old Count de Trictrac and the venerable Abbe du Cornet, and so found an excuse for this and other worldly amusements.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
Sparsit, from her place at the backgammon board, was constantly straining her eyes to pierce the shadows without.
Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context
Bennet, he offered himself as his antagonist at backgammon.
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