ace

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See also Ace, ACE, aĉe, ače, and -acé

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English as, from Old French as, from Latin as, assis, unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage. Compare as

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ace (plural aces)

  1. A single point or spot on a playing card or die.
  2. A card or die face so marked.
    I have the ace of diamonds.
  3. A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
    • (Can we date this quote?) w:Dryden
      I'll not wag an ace further.
    • c. 1658 Dr. Henry More, Government of the Tongue :
      He will not bate an ace of absolute certainty.
  4. (tennis) A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.
  5. (baseball) The best pitcher on the team.
  6. (baseball, dated, 19th century) A run.
  7. (golf) A hole in one.
  8. An expert at something.
    • 2011 September 29, Jon Smith, “Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers”, BBC Sport:
      Mexican ace Dos Santos smashed home the third five minutes later after good work from Defoe.
  9. A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft.
  10. A perfect score on a school exam.

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  • Used as an exclamation to mean excellent. But see ace (adjective). Also in plural: aces.

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  • (single point or spot): pip

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ace (third-person singular simple present aces, present participle acing, simple past and past participle aced)

  1. To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.
  2. (tennis) To win a point by an ace.
  3. (golf) To make an ace (hole in one).

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ace (comparative more ace, superlative most ace)

  1. (UK, slang) Excellent.

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  • Used as exclamation. Also see ace (noun) above and aces.

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ace m. (plural aces)

  1. (tennis) ace

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acē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of aceō
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