"reversi" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)si/
Etymology: (board game): So named because the playing pieces have two differently colored sides, which are reversed when captured to indicate that they are now the capturer's. Etymology templates: {{sense|board game}} (board game): Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} reversi (uncountable)
  1. A strategy game for two players, areas of the board being captured by surrounding rows of the opponent's pieces with one's own. Tags: uncountable Translations (board game): 蘋果棋 /苹果棋 (píngguǒqí) (Chinese Mandarin), reverso (Esperanto), otelo (Esperanto), リバーシ (ribāshi) (Japanese), オセロ (osero) (Japanese), 리버시 (ribeosi) (Korean), 오델로 (odello) (Korean), Othello [neuter] (Swedish), reversi (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-reversi-en-noun-DegTZmi3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 44 39 7 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 30 5 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'board game': 56 44
  2. The card game reversis. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-reversi-en-noun-xYGahgPO Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 44 39 7 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Othello (english: a trademark)
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