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    Billiards

    Definition

    noun | any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls

    Pronunciation

    b'ilyerdz (IPA: bˈɪljɝdz)

    Hyphenation

    bil-liards (9 letters | 2 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1591 (Elizabethan era | European Renaissance) (434 years ago)

    Word origins

    French | Old French |

    Word frequency history

    Broader terms

    table game

    Rhymes

    (none among common words)

    Lexically close words

    milliards

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrases

    bar billiards | pocket billiards

    Translations

    Mandarin Chinese: | 台球 (noun) Hindi: | बिलियर्ड (noun) Arabic: | البِليارد (noun) Spanish: | billar (sports) French: | billard (sports)

    Other notable uses

    billiards.com

    Crossword puzzle clue

    Banking game (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    12 (International English) | 12 (North American English)

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