culbertson system

culbertson system
\\ˈkəlbə(r)tsən-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized C
Etymology: after Ely Culbertson died 1955 American authority on contract bridge
: a system of bidding in contract bridge characterized by the use of approach and forcing bids, limited no-trump bids, and ace-showing no-trump bids — called also approach-forcing system

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