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foursome
(fôr′səm)
adjective
of or engaged in by four
Origin: four + -some
noun
- a group of four persons
- Golf a game involving four players, often two to a team
See foursome in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A group of four persons or things, especially two couples.
- a. A game, especially a golf match, played by four persons, usually competing in pairs.b. The players in such a game.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English four-som
Origin: , from Old English fēowra sum, one of four
Origin: : fēowra
Origin: , genitive pl. of fēower, four; see four
Origin: + sum, one; see -some2
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