domino

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 External links 1.4 Anagrams 2 Czech 2.1 Noun 3 French 3.1 Noun 4 Italian 4.1 Noun 4.2 Verb 5 Swedish 5.1 Noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

< French domino (1801) < Mediaeval Latin domino < Latin dominus (“‘lord, master’”); cf. Mediaeval Latin dominicale (“‘a kind of veil’”). The game is said to be so called from the black under surface or part of the pieces with which it is played.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: dŏ'mĭnō, IPA: /ˈdɒmɪnəʊ/, SAMPA: /"dQmIn@U/
• (US) enPR: dämənō, IPA: /dɑmənoʊ/, SAMPA: /dAm@noU/

[edit] Noun

domino (plural dominos or dominoes)

1. (games) A rectangular block divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.
2. (politics) A country that is expected to react to events in a neighboring country, according to the domino effect
3. A masquerade costume consisting of a hooded robe and a mask covering the upper part of the face.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 485:

     all the women were desirous of having the bundle immediately opened; which operation was at length performed by little Betsy, with the consent of Mr Jones: and the contents were found to be a domino, a mask, and a masquerade ticket.

4. The mask itself.
5. The person wearing the costume.
6. (geometry) A polyomino made up of two squares.

[edit] Synonyms

• (polyomino):: 2-omino

[edit] Derived terms

• domino effect
• dominoes
• polyomino
• triomino

[edit] Related terms

• dominate

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• domino in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• domino in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of dimnoo
• monoid

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[edit] Czech

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domino n.

1. dominoes

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[edit] French

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domino

1. dominoes

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[edit] Italian

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domino m. (plural domini)

1. dominoes

[edit] Verb

domino

1. third person plural present subjunctive of domare
2. third person plural imperative of domare
3. first-person singular present tense of dominare

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[edit] Swedish

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Declination for domino	Singular		Uncountable
Neuter	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	domino	dominot
Possessive form	dominos	dominots

domino n.

1. domino; a type of game