solitaire

  • 101solitaire — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. patience (see amusement) …

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  • 102solitaire — sol|i|taire [ ,salı ter ] noun 1. ) uncount a game for one person in which you move pieces around on a board. The goal is to have only one piece left at the end of the game. a ) AMERICAN a card game for one person 2. ) count a single jewel such… …

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  • 103solitaire — sol·i·taire || sÉ‘lɪter / sÉ’lɪteÉ™ n. card game for one player, patience; diamond or other gem placed in a setting by itself (in a ring or other piece of jewelry) …

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  • 104solitaire — [ sɒlɪtɛ:, ˌsɒlɪ tɛ:] noun 1》 Brit. a game for one player played by removing pegs from a board one at a time by jumping others over them from adjacent holes, the object being to be left with only one peg. 2》 N. Amer. the card game patience. 3》 a… …

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  • 105solitaire — n. [Fr.] Hermit. See solitary …

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  • 106solitaire — noun 1 (C) a single jewel or a piece of jewellery with a single jewel in it, especially a large diamond 2 (U) a game played by one person with small wooden or plastic pieces on a board 3 (U) AmE a game of cards for one person; patience (4) BrE …

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  • 107solitaire — sol·i·taire …

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  • 108solitaire — sol•i•taire [[t]ˈsɒl ɪˌtɛər[/t]] n. 1) gam any of various card games for one person in which the cards are arranged in predetermined patterns 2) jew a precious stone, esp. a diamond, set by itself, as in a ring 3) orn any of several New World… …

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  • 109solitaire — n. 1 a diamond or other gem set by itself. 2 a ring having a single gem. 3 a game for one player played by removing pegs etc. one at a time from a board by jumping others over them until only one is left. 4 US = PATIENCE 4. 5 any of various… …

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  • 110La solitaire du figaro — Solitaire du Figaro Pour les articles homonymes, voir Figaro (homonymie) et Solitaire. La Solitaire du Figaro est une course à la voile en solitaire créée en 1970 par Jean Louis Guillemard et Jean Michel Barrault (écrivain, journaliste,… …

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