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seven and a half

seven and a half noun: an Italian comparing card game similar to blackjack, in which players try not to gain more than seven-and-a-half points (face cards being worth a half a point each, and certain other cards removed from the deck before play).

Noun

seven and a half (uncountable)

  1. An Italian comparing card game similar to blackjack, in which players try not to gain more than seven-and-a-half points (face cards being worth a half a point each, and certain other cards removed from the deck before play).

Questions about seven and a half

What does seven and a half mean?
Seven and a half means an Italian comparing card game similar to blackjack, in which players try not to gain more than seven-and-a-half points (face cards being worth a half a point each, and certain other cards removed from the deck before play).
What part of speech is seven and a half?
Seven and a half is a noun.

Words near seven and a half in the dictionary

  1. seveare
  2. sevearer
  3. sevearest
  4. sevelamer
  5. seven
  6. seven and a half
  7. seven and seven
  8. seven and sevens
  9. seven arts
  10. seven bells
  11. seven bells out of

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