backgammon
/ˈbæk.ɡæm.ən/
BÆK · ɡæm · ən (3 syllables)
English
Noun Top 28,326
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Definition
A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
Etymology
Probably from back + Middle English gamen, from Old English gamen (“amusement, game”).
Example Sentences
- ""I have borrowed Mrs. Palmer's backgammon-board," said Isabella, whose notion of an elderly gentleman's amusements of an evening was derived from what she had seen Mr. Palmer do."
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