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VINGT-ET-UN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vingt-et-un mean?
• VINGT-ET-UN (noun)
The noun VINGT-ET-UN has 1 sense:
1. a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21
Familiarity information: VINGT-ET-UN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
blackjack; twenty-one; vingt-et-un
Hypernyms ("vingt-et-un" is a kind of...):
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