"noughts and crosses" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-noughts and crosses.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=noughts and crosses}} noughts and crosses (uncountable)
  1. (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, games) A two-player game played on a three-by-three grid, in which players take it in turns to place their respective symbol (either a nought or a cross) in a cell of the grid, the objective being to form a row, column or diagonal of three of one's own symbol. Tags: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, uncountable Categories (topical): Games Synonyms: ticktacktoe, tic-tac-toe [US], zero cross, zeroes and crosses [India] Related terms: nine men's morris
    Sense id: en-noughts_and_crosses-en-noun-s93YeDt4 Categories (other): Australian English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English, New Zealand English Topics: games

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