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noun
A trick-taking card game for two players.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The act of taking certain cards in this game: the queen of spades and jack of diamonds, or (if either of those suits is trumps) the queen of clubs and jack of hearts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pinochle, pinocle, penuchle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: card game, cards
History
Borrowed from French bésigue, of unknown origin.
