Complete Definition of "dice"

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English

Pronunciation
AHD|dīs
IPA|/daɪs/
SAMPA|/daIs/
audio|en-us-dice.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|aɪs

Noun
dice
Image:Dices6-1.png|thumb|right|Dice.

  1. form of|one of the two plurals|die#Noun|die

#* 1972, (translation), Einstein: The Life and Times, Avon Books
#*: I, at any rate, am convinced that He does not throw dice.
# 1926 December 12, Albert Einstein, letter to Max Born
#
: Jedenfalls bin ich überzeugt, dass der Alte nicht würfelt.

  1. colloquial An alternative singular of die when the plural is dice.

#* 1980, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, �The Winner Takes It All�, Super Trouper, Polar Music
#*: The gods may throw a dice / Their minds as cold as ice

Category:English plurals

Usage notes
The singular usage is considered incorrect by many authorities. However, it should be noted that authoritative sources state that �In modern standard English, the singular die (rather than dice) is uncommon. Dice is used for both the singular and the plural.�

Category:Disputed usage
Category:English words affected by prescriptivism

Verb
en-verb|dic|ing

  1. transitive To cut into small cubes.

Category:English transitive verbs

Translations
trans-top|to cut into small cubes
Dutch: in#Dutch|in blokjes t+|nl|snijden
Finnish: kuutioida, leikata kuutioiksi
German: in Würfel schneiden, würfeln
trans-mid
Polish: kroi� w kostk�
Russian: на�еза�� к�бик|к�биками
trans-bottom

Related terms
dicey

See also
no dice
dice with death


Italian

Verb form
dice

  1. italbrac|third person singular|Third-person singular present tense of dire says|Says.

Category:Italian verb forms


Spanish

Verb form
dice

  1. italbrac|third person singular|Third-person singular present tense of decir says|Says, tells.

Category:Spanish verb forms

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