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dice noun ( GAME )

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Definition

(US also or old-fashioned die) a small cube (= object with six equal square sides) with a different number of spots on each side, used in games involving chance
We need two dice to play the game.
You roll/throw the dice and whoever gets the highest score goes first.
[U] any game involving chance in which dice are thrown
Let's play dice.

(Definition of dice noun (GAME) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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