deuce

C2+ Topic:Sports & Fitness

Also spelled dooce

US /dus/ UK /djuːs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a playing card or die showing two; (in tennis) a tied score

The match reached deuce again as neither player could break serve.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a playing card or die... two tie devil dickens

Word family

Related forms deuced dual duet duo

Etymology

From Old French deus ('two'), from Latin duos, accusative of duo ('two'). The 'devil/bad luck' sense arose from the unlucky throw of two in dice, later a euphemism for the devil.

duos Latin duo French *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Sports & Fitness

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# deuce

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dus/
**IPA (UK):** /djuːs/

## Meanings
1. a playing card or die showing two; (in tennis) a tied score

## Examples
- The match reached deuce again as neither player could break serve.

## Synonyms
- two
- tie
- devil
- dickens

## Related Forms
- deuced
- dual
- duet
- duo

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: duos
- Root: duo
- Root: *dwóh₁

## Etymology
From Old French deus ('two'), from Latin duos, accusative of duo ('two'). The 'devil/bad luck' sense arose from the unlucky throw of two in dice, later a euphemism for the devil.

## AI Etymology
Deuce is from Old French deus ('two'), from Latin duos, accusative of duo ('two'). The 'devil/bad luck' sense arose from the unlucky throw of two in dice, later a euphemism for the devil. Important recorded forms include duos (Latin), duo (Latin), and *dwóh₁ (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers a playing card or die showing two; (in tennis) a tied score. The wider family includes related words such as deuced, dual, duet, and duo.

## Topics
- Sports & Fitness

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