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English Dictionary: Ace! by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ace \Ace\, n.; pl. {Aces}. [OE. as, F. as, fr. L. as, assis,
      unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage. Cf. {As}.]
      1. A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card
            or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds.
  
      2. Hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an
            atom; a jot.
  
                     I 'll not wag an ace further.            --Dryden.
  
      {To bate an ace}, to make the least abatement. [Obs.]
  
      {Within an ace of}, very near; on the point of. --W. Irving.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ace \Ace\, n.
      A single point won by a stroke, as in handball, rackets,
      etc.; in tennis, frequently, a point won by a service stroke.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   ACE
  
      1. {Advanced Computing Environment}.
  
      2. {Adaptive Communication Environment}.
  
  
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