Standard Lemma guide
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A strategic board game played with counters on a board of 16×16 squares.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: games
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name
A city in Minnesota.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A board game invented by George Howard Monks in which the players' men jump over those in adjacent squares.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: board games
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noun
In the Greek pentathlon, the long jump with weights in the hands.
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Usage: countable, historical
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noun
a board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: board game
History
From Ancient Greek ἅλμα (hálma, “jump”).
From Ancient Greek ἅλμα (hálma, “leap”).
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
