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| deuce [ dooss ] (plural deuc·es) |
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1. card with two spots: a playing card with two pips or the face of a die with two spots
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2. tie-breaking situation: in tennis, badminton, and other racket games, a situation in which a player must score two successive points to win after the score is tied
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3. number 2: the number 2
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4. two dollars: two dollars, or a two-dollar bill
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| [15th century. Via Old French deus "two" < Latin duos] |