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Bucholz

Bucholz proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Bucholz

  1. A surname.

Noun

Bucholz (plural Bucholzes)

  1. The sum of the scores of all opponents in a competition.
    • It was now obvious that Mark had played the strongest opposition, moving well ahead of everyone else on Bucholz points (the total scores of his opponents) as well as on Sonnenbom-Berger points.1977, Chess Life & Review - Volume 32, Issues 1-6, page 211
    • The Hungarian and the Soviet teams had 39 points each; and according to the Bucholz count the Soviet Union was the winner.1981, Hungarian Digest - Issues 2-6, page 93

Forms of Bucholz

pluralBucholzes

Origin of Bucholz

Borrowed from German Buchholz

Questions about Bucholz

What does Bucholz mean?
Bucholz means a surname.
What part of speech is Bucholz?
Bucholz can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Bucholz in the dictionary

  1. Buchmans
  2. Buchner
  3. Buchners
  4. Bucholtz
  5. Bucholtzes
  6. Bucholz
  7. Bucholzes
  8. bucholzite
  9. Buchs
  10. bucht
  11. Buchta

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