"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): reverso (Esperanto), otelo (Esperanto), リバーシ (ribāshi) (Japanese), 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 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: 45 40 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 31 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 75 25 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: 45 40 7 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Othello (english: a trademark)
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