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doubletons

doubletons is the plural of doubleton.

Meaning of doubleton

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

Questions about doubletons

What is doubletons the plural of?
Doubletons is the plural of doubleton.

Words near doubletons in the dictionary

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

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