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gamebook

gamebook noun: a book of games.

Noun

gamebook (plural gamebooks)

  1. A book of games.
    • In this gamebook, you'll answer questions! By keeping score, you'll have fun with your friends! Or with your family in the car on a trip, like I used to have with my kids!2001, Carole Marsh, Texas Millionaire Gamebook
  2. A book containing an interactive story which unfolds as the reader makes decisions and follows links between numbered pages.
    • Some gamebooks have outcomes that are determined by chance, as with the rolling of dice.
  3. (UK) A written record of the game that has been shot in a certain area (date, hunter, species, etc.).

Synonyms of gamebook

Forms of gamebook

pluralgamebooks

Origin of gamebook

From game + book.

Questions about gamebook

What does gamebook mean?
Gamebook means a book of games.
What part of speech is gamebook?
Gamebook is a noun.
What is the plural of gamebook?
The plural of gamebook is gamebooks.

Words near gamebook in the dictionary

  1. gameballs
  2. gamebird
  3. gamebirds
  4. gameboard
  5. gameboards
  6. gamebook
  7. gamebooks
  8. gamebot
  9. gamebots
  10. gamebreaking
  11. gamecard

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