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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Deuce \Deuce\ (d[=u]s), n. [F. deux two, OF. deus, fr. L. duo.
     See Two.]
     1. (Gaming) Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the
        deuce of hearts.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Tennis) A condition of the score beginning whenever each
        side has won three strokes in the same game (also reckoned
        ``40 all''), and reverted to as often as a tie is made
        until one of the sides secures two successive strokes
        following a tie or deuce, which decides the game.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Deuce \Deuce\, n. [Cf. LL. dusius, Armor, dus, te[^u]z, phantom,
     specter; Gael. taibhs, taibhse, apparition, ghost; or fr. OF.
     deus God, fr. L. deus (cf. Deity).]
     The devil; a demon. [A euphemism, written also deuse.]
     [Low]
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Deuce \Deuce\, n. [Cf. LL. dusius, Armor, dus, te[^u]z, phantom,
     specter; Gael. taibhs, taibhse, apparition, ghost; or fr. OF.
     deus God, fr. L. deus (cf. Deity).]
     The devil; a demon. [A euphemism, written also deuse.]
     [Low]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Deuce \Deuce\ (d[=u]s), n. [F. deux two, OF. deus, fr. L. duo.
     See Two.]
     1. (Gaming) Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the
        deuce of hearts.
  
     2. (Tennis) A condition of the score beginning whenever each
        side has won three strokes in the same game (also reckoned
        ``40 all''), and reverted to as often as a tie is made
        until one of the sides secures two successive strokes
        following a tie or deuce, which decides the game.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  deuce
       n 1: a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two
            successive points to win the game
       2: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a
          numeral representing this number [syn: two, 2, II]
       3: a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil";
          "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say" [syn: devil,
          dickens]
       4: one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  deuce
     n.
     1 (lb en cards) A card with two pip#Etymology 3s, one of four in a
  standard deck of playing cards.
     2 (lb en dice) A side of a die with two spots.
     3 (lb en dice) A cast of dice totalling two.
     4 The number two.
     5 # (lb en North America slang) A piece of excrement.
     6 # (lb en Canada slang) A two-year prison sentence.
     7 A hand gesture consisting of a raised index and middle fingers, a
  peace sign.
     8 (lb en tennis) A tied game where either player can win by scoring
  two consecutive points.
     9 (lb en baseball) A curveball.
     10 A '32 (w: Ford).
     n.
     1 (lb en epithet) The Devil, (n-g: used in exclamations of confusion
  or anger.)
     2 (syn of en devil  something awkward or difficult)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  deuce
     n.
     1 (lb en cards) A card with two pip#Etymology 3s, one of four in a
  standard deck of playing cards.
     2 (lb en dice) A side of a die with two spots.
     3 (lb en dice) A cast of dice totalling two.
     4 The number two.
     5 # (lb en North America slang) A piece of excrement.
     6 # (lb en Canada slang) A two-year prison sentence.
     7 A hand gesture consisting of a raised index and middle fingers, a
  peace sign.
     8 (lb en tennis) A tied game where either player can win by scoring
  two consecutive points.
     9 (lb en baseball) A curveball.
     10 A '32 (w: Ford).
     n.
     1 (lb en epithet) The Devil, (n-g: used in exclamations of confusion
  or anger.)
     2 (syn of en devil  something awkward or difficult)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  deuce
     n.
     1 (lb en cards) A card with two pip#Etymology 3s, one of four in a
  standard deck of playing cards.
     2 (lb en dice) A side of a die with two spots.
     3 (lb en dice) A cast of dice totalling two.
     4 The number two.
     5 # (lb en North America slang) A piece of excrement.
     6 # (lb en Canada slang) A two-year prison sentence.
     7 A hand gesture consisting of a raised index and middle fingers, a
  peace sign.
     8 (lb en tennis) A tied game where either player can win by scoring
  two consecutive points.
     9 (lb en baseball) A curveball.
     10 A '32 (w: Ford).
     n.
     1 (lb en epithet) The Devil, (n-g: used in exclamations of confusion
  or anger.)
     2 (syn of en devil  something awkward or difficult)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  deuce
     n.
     1 (lb en cards) A card with two pip#Etymology 3s, one of four in a
  standard deck of playing cards.
     2 (lb en dice) A side of a die with two spots.
     3 (lb en dice) A cast of dice totalling two.
     4 The number two.
     5 # (lb en North America slang) A piece of excrement.
     6 # (lb en Canada slang) A two-year prison sentence.
     7 A hand gesture consisting of a raised index and middle fingers, a
  peace sign.
     8 (lb en tennis) A tied game where either player can win by scoring
  two consecutive points.
     9 (lb en baseball) A curveball.
     10 A '32 (w: Ford).
     n.
     1 (lb en epithet) The Devil, (n-g: used in exclamations of confusion
  or anger.)
     2 (syn of en devil  something awkward or difficult)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  deuce
     Englanti n.
     1 pelikorttien tai nopan kakkonen
     2 perkele, piru
     3 (''tennis'') tasatilanne

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  deuce
     n.
     fyrtio lika i tennis

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  deuce
     n.
     fyrtio lika i tennis

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  Deuce /djuːs/ 
  40 lika, deuce
  Einstand beim Tennis

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Deuce /djˈuːs/
  التعادل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  deuce //djuːs// //duːs// 
  дявол
  Devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  deuce //djuːs// //duːs// //d͡ʒuːs// 
  двойка 2.
  number two
   3.
  playing card
   4.
  side of a dice with two spots

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  deuce /djˈuːs/ 
  shoda

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  deuce /djˈuːs/
  shoda v tenise

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  deuce /djˈuːs/
  vyrovnání

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  deuce /djˈuːs/
  Einstand  [sport]
           Note: Tennis

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  deuce /djˈuːs/
  Teufel 
     Synonym: dickens
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  deuce /djˈuːs/
  Zwei 
           Note: Würfel; Spielkarten

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  deuce //djuːs// //duːs// 
  piru
  Devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  deuce //djuːs// //duːs// //d͡ʒuːs// 
  1. kierrepallo
  baseball: curveball
  2. kakkonen 2.
  cast of dice totalling two
   3.
  number two
   4.
  side of a dice with two spots
  3. kakkonen, sorsa
  playing card
  4. tasatilanne
  tennis: tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  deuce /djˈuːs/ 
  1. टेनिस~के~खेल~मेंबराबरी~के~अंक
        "One of the two players must gain two successive points after deuce to win the"
        "game."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  deuce /djˈuːs/
  izjednačiti u tenisu, kuga, đavao, đavo

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  deuce /djˈuːs/
  1. pokol
  2. kettes (kártyában)
  3. negyven mind
  4. ördög
  5. egyenlô
  6. két dollár
  7. nyavalya
  8. rosseb
  9. balszerencse
  10. pech
  11. fene

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  deuce //djuːs// //duːs// //d͡ʒuːs// 
  1. デュース
  playing card
  2. ジュース
  tennis: tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  deuce //djuːs// //duːs// //d͡ʒuːs// 
  toer
  side of a dice with two spots

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  deuce /dju:s/ 
    równowaga

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  deuce //djuːs// //duːs// 
  djävel, djävul, fan
  Devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  deuce //djuːs// //duːs// //d͡ʒuːs// 
  tvåa
  playing card

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  deuce /djˈuːs/
  1. (iskambil) ikili
  2. zarda dü
  3. teniste düs, berabere
  4. (k.dili.) kör talih, kör şeytan. deuce of a time sıkıntılı zaman. deuce point tavlada dü hanesi. the deuce melun
  5. şeytan
  6. aman, deme! Who the deuce is he? Bu herif de kim ?

From Nederlands-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-lat ]

  deuce /dˈøːsə/ 
  duo
  1. de stand 40 - 40 in een tennisgame

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈdus/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "deuce":
     ace, best bower, bower, cards, clubs, craps, deck, diamonds,
     doubleton, dummy, face cards, flush, full house, hand, hearts,
     jack, joker, king, knave, left bower, pack, pair, picture cards,
     playing cards, queen, round, royal flush, rubber, ruff, singleton,
     snake eyes, spades, straight, trey, trick, trump
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 两点,平手,平分;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 倒霉,晦气;平分,平局

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