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noun (pl=dominos, pl2=dominoes)
  1. A rectangular block divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.
  2. (politics) A country that is expected to react to events in a neighboring country, according to the domino effect
  3. A masquerade costume consisting of a hooded robe and a mask covering the upper part of the face.
  4. The mask itself.
  5. The person wearing the costume.
  6. (geometry) A polyomino made up of two squares.
Translations: (trans-top, block used in dominoes)
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(trans-bottom) (trans-top, country responding to the domino effect)
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(trans-bottom) (trans-top, masquerade costume)
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(trans-bottom) (trans-top, mask)
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(trans-bottom) (trans-top, person wearing the costume)
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(trans-bottom) (trans-top, polyomino made up of two squares)
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(trans-bottom) Etymology: from dominoFrench, domino (1801)


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