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reversi

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)si/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A strategy game for two players, areas of the board being captured by surrounding rows of the opponent's pieces with one's own.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The card game reversis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

(board game): So named because the playing pieces have two differently colored sides, which are reversed when captured to indicate that they are now the capturer's.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 蘋果棋 /苹果棋 (píngguǒqí) — board game
  • Esperanto: reverso — board game
  • Esperanto: otelo — board game
  • Japanese: リバーシ (ribāshi) — board game
  • Japanese: オセロ (osero) — board game
  • Korean: 리버시 (ribeosi) — board game
  • Korean: 오델로 (odello) — board game
  • Swedish: Othello — board game
  • Swedish: reversi — board game