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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Games A card in the trump suit, held in reserve for winning a trick.
  • noun A key resource to be used at an opportune moment; a trump.

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  • noun A playing card, of the trump suite that is held in reserve until needed to win a trick
  • noun Something used to obtain an advantage, sometimes unscrupulously

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps

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