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reversi

/ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)si/

reversi noun: a strategy game for two players, areas of the board being captured by surrounding rows of the opponent's pieces with one's own.

reversi: a strategy game for two players, areas of the board being captured by surrounding rows of the...
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Noun

reversi (uncountable)

  1. A strategy game for two players, areas of the board being captured by surrounding rows of the opponent's pieces with one's own.
  2. The card game reversis.

Synonyms of reversi

Origin of reversi

(board game): So named because the playing pieces have two differently colored sides, which are reversed when captured to indicate that they are now the capturer's.

Questions about reversi

What does reversi mean?
Reversi means a strategy game for two players, areas of the board being captured by surrounding rows of the opponent's pieces with one's own.
What part of speech is reversi?
Reversi is a noun.
How do you pronounce reversi?
Reversi is pronounced /ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)si/.

Words near reversi in the dictionary

  1. reverseth
  2. reverseways
  3. reversewise
  4. reversgram
  5. reversgrams
  6. reversi
  7. reversibilities
  8. reversibility
  9. reversible
  10. reversibleness
  11. reversibles

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