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misère

mi·sère [ mi zér ] (plural mi·sères)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. call in solo whist: a call in some card games, especially solo whist, indicating that a hand is expected to win no tricks

2. hand winning no tricks: a hand that is expected to win no tricks

[Early 19th century < French, literally "poverty, misery"]
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