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| dom·i·no [ dómmə n ] (plural dom·i·noes) |
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1. small tile used in game: any one of a set of small oblong blocks with its face divided into two sections, each section either blank or marked with a number of dots, used in playing a game
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2. hooded cloak and mask: formerly, a hooded cloak and eye mask worn as a disguise at a party masquerade, the cloak or mask alone, or the wearer of any of these
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3. country affected by domino theory: a country thought likely to be affected by political events in another country, particularly by the spread of Communism
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| [Late 17th century. < French, "priest's winter hood, masked cloak worn at masquerades"] |
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