dice

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English

Etymology

From Middle English dys, plural of dy. See the etymology of die (etymology 2) for further information. The voiceless /s/ was most likely retained because the word felt like a collective term rather than a plural form (compare pence), and the spelling dice is a result of the pronunciation.

Pronunciation

• enPR: dīs, IPA^(key): /daɪs/
• Rhymes: -aɪs

Noun

dice (countable and uncountable, plural dice or dices)

1. (uncountable) Gaming with one or more dice.
2. (countable, proscribed by some) A die.
   • 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
3. (uncountable, formerly countable, cooking) That which has been diced.

   Cut onions, carrots and celery into medium dice.

Usage notes

• The singular usage is considered incorrect by many authorities. However, it should be noted that The New Oxford Dictionary of English, Judy Pearsall, Patrick Hanks (1998) states that “In modern standard English, the singular die (rather than dice) is uncommon. Dice is used for both the singular and the plural.”
• Die is predominant among tabletop gamers.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:dice.

Synonyms

• astragals

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

dice

1. plural of die

Verb

dice (third-person singular simple present dices, present participle dicing, simple past and past participle diced)

1. (intransitive) To play dice.
2. (transitive) To cut into small cubes.
3. (transitive) To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.

Derived terms

• dice up
• dice with death
• slice and dice

Translations

Anagrams

• -cide, cedi, deci-, iced

Interlingua

Verb

dice

1. present of dicer
2. imperative of dicer

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.t͡ʃe/
• Rhymes: -itʃe
• Hyphenation: dì‧ce

Verb

dice

1. third-person singular present indicative of dire

Anagrams

• cedi, deci-

Latin

Verb

dīce

1. (archaic) second-person singular present active imperative of dīcō

References

• “dice”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• dice in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “dice”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[3]
• “dice”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “dice”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Middle English

Noun

dice

1. Alternative form of dees

Spanish

Alternative forms

• dize (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈdiθe/ [ˈd̪i.θe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈdise/ [ˈd̪i.se]
• Rhymes: -iθe
• Rhymes: -ise
• Syllabification: di‧ce

Verb

dice

1. third-person singular present indicative of decir

Tarantino

Numeral

dice

1. ten