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PRONUNCIATION OF DOUBLETON

doubleton  [ˈdʌbəltən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOUBLETON

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Doubleton is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOUBLETON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

doubleton

Glossary of contract bridge terms

These terms are used in contract bridge, using duplicate or rubber scoring. Some of them are also used in Whist, Bid whist, the obsolete game Auction bridge, and other trick-taking games. This glossary supplements the Glossary of card game terms. In the following entries, boldface links are external to the glossary and plain links reference other glossary entries. Contents : ▪ Top ▪ 0–9 ▪ A ▪ B ▪ C ▪ D ▪ E ▪ F ▪ G ▪ H ▪ I ▪ J ▪ K ▪ L ▪ M ▪ N ▪ O ▪ P ▪ Q ▪ R ▪ S ▪ T ▪ U ▪ V ▪ W ▪ X ▪ Y ▪ Z...

Definition of doubleton in the English dictionary

The definition of doubleton in the dictionary is an original holding of two cards only in a suit.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOUBLETON


Appleton
ˈæpəltən
Bolton
ˈbəʊltən
Carlton
ˈkɑːltən
dalton
ˈdɔːltən
Elton
ˈɛltən
Fulton
ˈfʊltən
Gestalten
ɡəˈʃtɑːltən
Hamilton
ˈhæməltən
Hilton
ˈhɪltən
Jesselton
ˈdʒɛsəltən
Lyttelton
ˈlɪtəltən
Middleton
ˈmɪdəltən
Milton
ˈmɪltən
Shackleton
ˈʃækəltən
simpleton
ˈsɪmpəltən
singleton
ˈsɪŋɡəltən
subaltern
ˈsʌbəltən
sultan
ˈsʌltən
Walton
ˈwɔːltən
Wilton
ˈwɪltən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOUBLETON

double-quick
double-reed
double-sided
double-space
double-stop
double-stopped
double-stopping
double-system sound recording
double-time
double-tongue
double-tongued
double-tonguing
doubleness
doubler
doubles
doublespeak
doublespeaker
doublet
doublethink
doubletree

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOUBLETON

appendicular skeleton
axial skeleton
Beeton
beton
Breton
chondroskeleton
cytoskeleton
demeton
endoskeleton
exoskeleton
family skeleton
feuilleton
jeton
magneton
phaeton
potamogeton
Princeton
reggaeton
Seton
skeleton

Synonyms and antonyms of doubleton in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «doubleton» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOUBLETON

Find out the translation of doubleton to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of doubleton from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «doubleton» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

二人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

doubleton
570 millions of speakers

English

doubleton
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

doubleton
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

doubleton
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дублетным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

doubleton
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

doubleton
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

doubleton
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Doubleton
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Doubleton
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダブルトン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

doubleton
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Doubleton
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

doubleton
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

doubleton
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डबलटन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

doubleton
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

doubleton
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dubla
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дублетних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

doubleton
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

doubleton
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

doubleton
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

doubleton
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dobbel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of doubleton

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOUBLETON»

The term «doubleton» is normally little used and occupies the 124.206 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOUBLETON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about doubleton

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOUBLETON»

Discover the use of doubleton in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to doubleton and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bridge
If you're leading a doubleton, you lead the higher card, then play the lower card at your next opportunity. This tells your partner that you only have two. It's called going high-low. The lead of a worthless doubleton is one of the worst leads in ...
H. Anthony Medley, 1997
2
Contract Bridge for Beginners: A Simple Concise Guide on ...
A Simple Concise Guide on Bidding and Play for the Novice Charles Goren. (D) Pass. This hand contains only 12 points. (E) Bid 1 Heart. This hand is worth 14 points ( 12 in high cards, 1 for the doubleton Spade, and 1 for the doubleton Club ) .
Charles Goren, 1971
3
Public People Private Partnership for Sustainable Forest ...
A doubleton is observed two times. Obviously, high numbers of singletons and doubletons would imply a higher number of species being threatened to extinction. Tables 20.8 and 20.9 provide the relevant information on these parameters.
Ajoy Kumar Bhattacharya, 2007
4
2/1 Game Force a Modern Approach
Note that none of the aforementioned methods protect one against a worthless doubleton. How might we proceed? In this book, we recommend four-way transfers, to invoke the Vacant Doubleton Convention; you may not use four-way  ...
NEIL H. TIMM, PH.D., 2014
5
Algebraic Methods in Philosophical Logic
As noted below, infima (suprema) of finite non-empty sets reduce to infima (su- prema) of doubleton sets, so we begin with these. A doubleton set is a set expressible (abstractly) by something of the form {s, t}, where s, t are terms; accordingly, ...
J. Michael Dunn, Gary Hardegree, 2001
6
Graph Colouring and Applications
Thus G has at most three doubleton colour classes. If \p had no singleton colour classes, then since r < 4, ,/? would have at least A-3 colour classes of size at least 3, so (A -3)3 < In. Therefore n + 4 < A < (2/3)n + 3, which is impossible. Thus ,p ...
Pierre Hansen, Odile Marcotte, 1999
7
2/1 Game Force a Modern Approach - Third Edition: With New ...
Over the bid of 3♧, responder responses are: 3♢ vacant doubleton in clubs or diamonds 3♥ vacant doubleton in hearts 3♤ vacant doubleton in spades 3NT no vacant doubleton After 3♢, one may again ask which minor by bidding 3♥ as above ...
Neil H. Timm, Ph. D., 2012
8
Boys' Life
Seems to me you'd have a better chance of landing a big one with the fly rod." "It's no good for deep-water casting." Dad shrugged. He wasn't much of a fisherman. Gold was more his game. Right then, Mr. Doubleton, who owned the hotel, ...
9
The Golden Rules Of Bridge
You can lead a doubleton trump to draw out your opponents' trumps, but otherwise, never (almost never). To me, this is an understanding that is well worth having with everyone with whom you play. To lead a doubleton is a very dangerous ...
Paul Mendelson, 2014
10
Bridge Lessons: Opening Lead
The attractiveness or otherwise of a doubleton lead (versus a trump contract) has been the source of much debate over the years. However the consensus these days is that it is overrated. Whereas leading a singleton - immediately voiding ...
Andrew Robson, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOUBLETON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term doubleton is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bridge column for July 1
South would have risen with dummy's king, playing East for Jack-10 doubleton, and made his contract. This never happened, as West smoothly ... «STLtoday.com, Jun 15»
2
Nancy Evins: Making partnership decisions
North's holding a singleton makes his grow to 17 and South a doubleton plus a singleton makes 18. South doesn't know about North's ... «Lebanon Democrat, Jun 15»
3
THE NEA BRIDGE by Phillip Alder
North, with only four points in his heart doubleton, might well pass, but the vulnerable game bonus is a powerful lure, akin to the songs of the ... «Fairfield Daily Republic, Jun 15»
4
Bridge column for June 25
Should the club king be onside, or the club jack doubleton, or the hearts divide 3-3, he would be home with his contract. Louie played a low ... «STLtoday.com, Jun 15»
5
BRIDGE NOTES: Sometimes it pays to be daring
A doubleton counts 2 losers, a singleton 1 and a void none. Now the first hand has 2 losers in spades and diamonds, 2 in clubs and 1 in hearts ... «Business Recorder, Jun 15»
6
BRIDGE NOTES: Not for those lacking in practice
West starts with K and A of hearts to which east follows with high and low indicating a doubleton. West relishes the anticipated ruff of dummy's ... «Business Recorder, Jun 15»
7
Bridge column for June 11
West would come down to the singleton ace of spades and the king doubleton of hearts. South could exit with the king of spades, forcing West ... «STLtoday.com, Jun 15»
8
Nancy Evins: Sneakiness sometimes pays off
With eighteen points counting the doubleton, South probably would have jumped to game in spades. East would have been on lead and would ... «Lebanon Democrat, Jun 15»
9
When overtricks count, get lucky
South, with a maximum, four-card spade support and a doubleton, jumped to three spades -- this is known as a superaccept. North, who had ... «Arizona Daily Sun, Jun 15»
10
Bridge column for May 26
Are they the ace and a low spade with the ace-king doubleton of diamonds, or the singleton ace of spades and the ace-king and a low diamond ... «STLtoday.com, May 15»

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