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ace noun 1 cards the card in each of the four suits with a single symbol on it, having either the highest value or the value one. 2 colloq someone who is extremely good at something. 3 a fighter pilot who has shot down many enemy aircraft. 4 tennis a serve that is so fast and cleverly placed that the opposing player cannot hit the ball back. adj, colloq excellent. an ace up one's sleeve a hidden or secret advantage, argument, etc that will help one to beat an opponent. hold all the aces to be in a powerful or winning position. play one's ace to put into action a plan for the final defeat of one's opponent. within an ace of something or of doing something very close to it • came within an ace of winning.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c as as: French, from Latin as a unit.
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