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doubleton

doubleton noun: a set containing precisely two elements.

Noun

doubleton (plural doubletons)

  1. (rare) A set containing precisely two elements.
  2. A pair of cards of the same suit, which are the only cards of that suit in a player's hand
    • If she had had the doubleton ace of diamonds and a low club, she would have made a four-club splinter bid, showing four-card spade support, the values for game and a singleton or void in clubs.2009 January 8, Phillip Alder, “Part 1 of an Experiment, Ending in a Trump Coup”, Bridge, in New York Times

Forms of doubleton

pluraldoubletons

Origin of doubleton

From double + -ton.

Questions about doubleton

What does doubleton mean?
Doubleton means a set containing precisely two elements.
What part of speech is doubleton?
Doubleton is a noun.
What is the plural of doubleton?
The plural of doubleton is doubletons.

Words near doubleton in the dictionary

  1. doubletime
  2. doubletimed
  3. doubletimes
  4. doubletiming
  5. doubletness
  6. doubleton
  7. doubletons
  8. doubletrack
  9. doubletracked
  10. doubletracking
  11. doubletracks

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