Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
noun
A set containing precisely two elements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A pair of cards of the same suit, which are the only cards of that suit in a player's hand
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: bridge, games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
History
From double + -ton.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
