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    | Synopsis: Nearly all the 
    entries in this Encyclopedia fall within five main categories: technical 
    (bidding and play); historical; procedural (tournament organization, laws 
    etc.); biographical and geographical; terminological. Historical. Every 
    effort has been made to trace the history of the American Contract Bridge 
    League and other major organizations. Procedural. The Laws of both Rubber 
    Bridge and Duplicate Bridge are given in full, and these include a number of 
    clarifications agreed upon by the international lawmaking bodies after the 
    publication of the 1963 Codes. Biographical and Geographical, Over fifty 
    bridge-playing countries throughout the world are listed, in addition to 
    over five hundred of their players. Terminological. The editors have 
    attempted to list and define all terms, both regular and colloquial, in 
    common use throughout the English-speaking bridge world. For bridge terms in 
    other languages, the reader is referred to the GLOSSARY.
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