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backgammon

Pronunciation: /ˈbakgamən/
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Definition of backgammon

noun

[mass noun]
  • a board game in which two players move their pieces around twenty-four triangular points according to the throw of dice, the winner being the first to remove all their pieces from the board.
  • [count noun] the most complete form of win in the game of backgammon.

Origin:

mid 17th century: from back + gammon2

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Definition of backgammon in the US English dictionary