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Meaning of VINGT ET UN

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the bank up to but not exceeding 21
 
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 Synonyms: blackjack, twenty-one
 
 See Also: card game, cards

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Vingt` et` un"\ [F., twenty and one.]
A game at cards, played by two or more persons. The fortune
of each player depends upon obtaining from the dealer such
cards that the sum of their pips, or spots, is twenty-one, or
a number near to it.
 

 

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