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  • 101trump — 1 noun (C) 1 a card from the suit (=one of the four types of card in a set) that has been chosen to have a higher value than the other suits in a particular game 2 trumps (plural) also trump AmE the suit 1 (3) chosen to have a higher value than… …

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  • 102trump — I UK [trʌmp] / US noun [countable] Word forms trump : singular trump plural trumps a) trump or trump card a card belonging to the suit (= one of the four types of cards) that players decide will be worth the most in a card game b) trumps [plural] …

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  • 103Echo — Ech o ([e^]k [ o]), n.; pl. {Echoes} ([e^]k [=o]z). [L. echo, Gr. hchw echo, sound, akin to hchh , h^chos, sound, noise; cf. Skr. v[=a][,c] to sound, bellow; perh. akin to E. voice: cf. F. [ e]cho.] 1. A sound reflected from an opposing surface… …

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  • 104Echo organ — Echo Ech o ([e^]k [ o]), n.; pl. {Echoes} ([e^]k [=o]z). [L. echo, Gr. hchw echo, sound, akin to hchh , h^chos, sound, noise; cf. Skr. v[=a][,c] to sound, bellow; perh. akin to E. voice: cf. F. [ e]cho.] 1. A sound reflected from an opposing… …

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  • 105Echo stop — Echo Ech o ([e^]k [ o]), n.; pl. {Echoes} ([e^]k [=o]z). [L. echo, Gr. hchw echo, sound, akin to hchh , h^chos, sound, noise; cf. Skr. v[=a][,c] to sound, bellow; perh. akin to E. voice: cf. F. [ e]cho.] 1. A sound reflected from an opposing… …

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  • 106Echoes — Echo Ech o ([e^]k [ o]), n.; pl. {Echoes} ([e^]k [=o]z). [L. echo, Gr. hchw echo, sound, akin to hchh , h^chos, sound, noise; cf. Skr. v[=a][,c] to sound, bellow; perh. akin to E. voice: cf. F. [ e]cho.] 1. A sound reflected from an opposing… …

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  • 107To applaud to the echo — Echo Ech o ([e^]k [ o]), n.; pl. {Echoes} ([e^]k [=o]z). [L. echo, Gr. hchw echo, sound, akin to hchh , h^chos, sound, noise; cf. Skr. v[=a][,c] to sound, bellow; perh. akin to E. voice: cf. F. [ e]cho.] 1. A sound reflected from an opposing… …

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  • 108Blackwood convention — The Blackwood convention is a popular bidding convention in contract bridge that was developed by Easley Blackwood Sr. It is used to explore the partnership s possession of aces, kings and (in some cases) the queen of trumps, in order to judge… …

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  • 109500 (card game) — Infobox CardGame title = 500 subtitle = image link = image caption = alt names = type = trick taking players = 2 6 play = Clockwise card rank = Joker A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 (trump suit is different) ages = num cards = 33 63 deck = Anglo American… …

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  • 110All-Fours — Infobox CardGame title =All Fours subtitle = image link = image caption = alt names = Old Sledge, Seven Up type = trick taking players = 4 ages = num cards = 52 card deck = Anglo American play = Counter Clockwise card rank = origin =England… …

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