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| back·gam·mon [ bák gàmmən ] (plural back·gam·mons) |
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1. board game involving dice: a board game for two players who move counters according to throws of a pair of dice, the object being to remove all one player's counters from the board
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2. thorough backgammon victory: the most complete form of victory in backgammon. It occurs when a player removes all 15 pieces while the other still has a piece furthest from the point at which he or she can remove pieces from the board.
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| [Mid-17th century. <back + gamen, early form of game1; probably from the pieces sometimes being put "back" on the table] |
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