dice

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
  2. verb cut into cubes
  3. verb play dice

Etymology

From Middle English dys, plural of dy. See the etymology of die (etymology 2) for further information. The voiceless /s/ was most likely retained because the word felt like a collective term rather than a plural form (compare pence), and the spelling dice is a result of the pronunciation.

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Synonyms

die

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