I. ˈbakˌgamən, ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ sometimes ˈbagəmən or baˈgam- or bəˈgam- noun
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Etymology: perhaps from back (III) + gammon, alteration of Middle English gamen game, sport — more at game
1. : a game played with dice and counters on a board divided into two tables each marked with 12 points in which each player tries to move his own counters from point to point and off the board trying at the same time to block or capture those of his opponent — called also tables
2. : the winning of a backgammon game before the loser has borne off any men and while one or more men remain on the winner's inner table or on the bar, the winner receiving triple score
II. transitive verb
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: to beat (an opponent) in backgammon by scoring a backgammon