Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pass-dice

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: pass-dice
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The game of passage.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The game was pass-dice. A young stranger held the dice, and had already won four times […]."

Etymology

From French passe-dix.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: passe-dix

Usage

Questions

What does pass-dice mean?: The game of passage.
Where does pass-dice come from?: It is traced to French.

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