bridge

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noun

Definition of BRIDGE

: any of various card games for usually four players in two partnerships that bid for the right to declare a trump suit, seek to win tricks equal to the final bid, and play with the hand of declarer's partner exposed and played by declarer; especially : contract bridge

Origin of BRIDGE

alteration of earlier biritch, of unknown origin

First Known Use: circa 1897

Other Game Terms

bezique, carom, convention, crap, euchre, gambit, monte, parlay, tierce