Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [krib-ij]
- /ˈkrɪb ɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [krib-ij]
- /ˈkrɪb ɪdʒ/
Definitions of cribbage word
- noun cribbage a game of cards for two to four, in which players try to win a set number of points before their opponents 3
- noun cribbage a card game for two players that can be played by three or four, in which the object is to form various combinations that count for points: the score is traditionally kept by moving pegs on a small board (cribbage board) 3
- noun cribbage a card game for two or sometimes three or four players, a characteristic feature of which is the crib, and in which the object is to make counting combinations for points that are scored on a cribbage board. 1
- noun cribbage A card game for two to four players, in which the objective is to play so that the value of one’s cards played reaches exactly 15 or 31. 1
- noun cribbage card game 1
- noun cribbage (card games) A point-counting card game for two players, with variants for three or four players; the cribbage board used for scoring to 61 or 121 points in numerous small increments is characteristic. 0
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Origin of cribbage
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; crib + -age
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Parts of speech for Cribbage
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cribbage popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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