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- deuce [djuːs]
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1.
n
a playing card or dice with two pips or spots; two
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2.
n
a throw of two in dice
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3.
n
[tennis]
a tied score (in tennis 40-all) that requires one player to gain two successive points to win the game
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4.
n
[Etymology]
C15: from Old French deus two, from Latin duos, accusative masculine of duo two
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1.
n
a playing card or dice with two pips or spots; two
- deuce [djuːs]
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1.
interj
[informal]
an expression of annoyance or frustration
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2.
n
[Etymology]
C17: probably special use of
deuce 1 (in the sense: lowest throw at dice)
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1.
interj
[informal]
an expression of annoyance or frustration
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