n. A game of dice, properly called novem quinque, the two principal throws being nine and five.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A game at dice, properly called novem quinque (L., nine five), the two principal throws being nine and five.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. See novem.
Word Usage
"A future tense narrative creates a special case: the limits of known science do not apply to what “will happen”, so the novum is not impossible and the alethic modality remains “could happen”."