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 Definitions of backgammon  [ˈbækˌgæm ən, ˌbækˈgæm-]  

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Definition of 'backgammon' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) backgammon
a game for two persons in which pieces are moved around a board having two tables or parts, and then removed according to throws of the dice.

Etymology:  (1635–45; back2+

Definition of 'backgammon' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) backgammon
a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice


Definition of 'backgammon' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) backgammon
a game of chance and skill, played by two persons on a "board" marked off into twenty-four spaces called "points". Each player has fifteen pieces, or "men", the movements of which from point to point are determined by throwing dice. Formerly called tables

2. (verb) backgammon
in the game of backgammon, to beat by ending the game before the loser is clear of his first "table"


Definitions of 'backgammon' The New Hacker's Dictionary 

1.  backgammon
See bignum (sense 3), moby (sense 4), and pseudoprime.



'backgammon' - Nearby Entries  

back-formation  back-geared  backflowing  backgammon  backgammon board  background  backgrounder  



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