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gametype

gametype noun: a type of game.

Noun

gametype (plural gametypes)

  1. (often) A type of game.
    • Many varieties of gametype exist and are in use in popular and obscure games – but as we explore the issue of virtual worlds, it's only really the gametypes that use some form of 'interactive fiction' that concern us.2011, Woody Evans, Information Dynamics in Virtual Worlds: Gaming and Beyond, page 27
    • For each parameter value of a we distinguish four different gametypes. The setup of the experiment was designed in such a way that each player played four times each of the four possible gametypes (H,H), (H,L), (L,H), and (L,L), […]2012, Bettina Kuon, Two-Person Bargaining Experiments with Incomplete Information, page 65

Forms of gametype

pluralgametypes

Origin of gametype

From game + type.

Questions about gametype

What does gametype mean?
Gametype means a type of game.
What part of speech is gametype?
Gametype is a noun.
What is the plural of gametype?
The plural of gametype is gametypes.

Words near gametype in the dictionary

  1. gametophytes
  2. gametophytic
  3. gametophytically
  4. gametotoxic
  5. Gamets
  6. gametype
  7. gametypes
  8. gameverse
  9. gameverses
  10. gameware
  11. Gamewell

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