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English
Wikipedia has an article on: BackgammonEtymology
Probably from back + Middle English, Old English gamen (“‘amusement’”)
Pronunciation
- enPR: ʹbākgāmōn, IPA: /ˈbæk.gæm.ən/
Noun
A backgammon board shown in starting position.|
Singular backgammon |
Plural uncountable |
backgammon (uncountable)
- 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
See also
- tick-tack
- tric-trac, trick-track
Verb
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Infinitive to backgammon |
Third person singular backgammons |
Simple past backgammoned |
Past participle backgammoned |
Present participle backgammoning |
to 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.
French
French Wikipedia has an article on: BackgammonEtymology
Borrowed from English
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈbæk.gæm.ən/
Noun
backgammon m (usually uncountable)
See also
- trictrac
Italian
Etymology
English
Noun
backgammon m. inv.
Synonyms
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