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ludo-

ludo- prefix: of or relating to games, especially video games.

Prefix

ludo-

  1. Of or relating to games, especially video games.

Origin of ludo-

From Latin ludus (“game”) and also back-formation from words like ludology (“the study of games”) and ludonarrative (“the intersection between a video game's gameplay and narrative”).

Questions about ludo-

What does ludo- mean?
Ludo- means of or relating to games, especially video games.
What part of speech is ludo-?
Ludo- is a prefix.

Words near ludo- in the dictionary

  1. Ludlum
  2. Ludlumesque
  3. Ludlums
  4. Ludmir
  5. ludo
  6. ludo-
  7. ludodiversity
  8. ludogical
  9. ludographies
  10. ludography
  11. ludolect

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