duplicate bridge

American  

noun

1. a form of contract bridge used in tournaments in which contestants play the identical series of deals, with each deal being scored independently, permitting individual scores to be compared.

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duplicate bridge British  

noun

1. Also called: board bridge.  a form of contract bridge, esp at clubs and in competitions, in which the hands are kept as dealt and played by different players. The partners with the highest average score are the winners Compare rubber bridge

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Etymology

Origin of duplicate bridge

First recorded in 1925–30

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duplicate bridge

Dear Miss Manners: I frequently play duplicate bridge with other members of the local senior center.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2022

In Houston, Margie Beegle, 79, was sitting down Saturday morning to play duplicate bridge online when her partner in the game bailed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2020

“I play duplicate bridge and I play golf and I go swimming once in a while,” he said.

From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2018

Zia Mahmood on bridge: Is there any such thing as luck at duplicate bridge?

From The Guardian ● Oct. 20, 2010

The amendments* applied to both rubber and duplicate bridge.

From Time Magazine Archive