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jeu.

game (activity performed for amusement)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʒø/
  1. game (activity performed for amusement)

    masculine
  2. play (in a theatre/theater)

    masculine
  3. set (of objects that belong together)

    masculine
  4. manner of handling a gun

    masculine
  5. play (mechanics: a space between two adjacent parts to allow free movement)

    masculine
  6. a pipe organ stop

    masculine
  7. a hand of playing cards

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French geu, gieu, giu, from Latin iocus, jocus.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.