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checkerboard

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noun/ˈt͡ʃɛkəˌbɔːd//ˈt͡ʃɛkɚˌbɔɹd/
  1. 1

    A square board divided into sixty-four equal squares arranged in eight rows and eight columns, with adjacent squares alternating in color, typically black and white, used to play chess, checkers or draughts.

  2. 2

    A pattern of squares of alternating colors.

  3. 3

    A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.

verb/ˈt͡ʃɛkəˌbɔːd//ˈt͡ʃɛkɚˌbɔɹd/
  1. 1

    To checker; to mark with an alternating pattern of light and dark.transitive

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