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deuce

deuce
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [doos, dyoos]
    • /dus, dyus/
    • /djuːs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doos, dyoos]
    • /dus, dyus/

Definitions of deuce word

  • uncountable noun deuce Deuce is the score in a game of tennis when both players have forty points. One player has to win two points one after the other to win the game. 3
  • noun deuce a playing card or dice with two pips or spots; two 3
  • noun deuce a throw of two in dice 3
  • noun deuce a tied score (in tennis 40-all) that requires one player to gain two successive points to win the game 3
  • exclamation deuce an expression of annoyance or frustration 3
  • noun deuce a playing card with two spots 3

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Origin of deuce

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English deus < Anglo-French, Middle French: two < Latin duōs (masculine accusative of duo)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Deuce

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

deuce popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% 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".

deuce usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for deuce

noun deuce

  • set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
  • team — a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest: a football team.
  • twosome — consisting of two; two-fold.
  • span — the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
  • duo — Music. duet.

Antonyms for deuce

noun deuce

  • individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
  • police — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
  • law — software law
  • one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
  • single — only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example.

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