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backgammon
(bækgæmən)
uncountable noun
Backgammon is a game for two people, played on a board marked with long triangles. Each player has 15 wooden or plastic discs. The players throw dice and move the discs around the board.
backgammon in British English
(ˈbækˌɡæmən, bækˈɡæmən)
noun
1.
a game for two people played on a board with pieces moved according to throws of the dice
2.
the most complete form of win in this game
Word origin
C17: back1 + gammon, variant of game1backgammon in American English
(ˈbækˌgæmən)
noun
a game played on a special board by two people: each has fifteen pieces, which are moved according to the throw of dice
Word origin
back1 + UNRESOLVED CROSS REFImage ofbackgammon
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board gameChinese translation of 'backgammon'
backgammon
(ˈbækɡæmən)
n (u)
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十五子棋
(shíwǔzǐqí)
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