Continental rummy

noun

variants or Continental rum
: a game of rummy for several players in which only sequences or the entire hand but no lesser part of it may be melded

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“Continental rummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Continental%20rummy. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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