[ˈʃəʊdaʊn], (Noun)

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- a final test or confrontation intended to settle a dispute
(e.g: he and his government were lurching towards an angry showdown with their critics)

- (in poker or brag) the requirement at the end of a round that the players who remain in should show their cards to determine which is the strongest hand


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