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multiplay

multiplay adjective: describing a CD player (or similar) that can be preloaded with a stack of CDs.

Adjective

multiplay (not comparable)

  1. Describing a CD player (or similar) that can be preloaded with a stack of CDs
  2. multiplayer

Noun

multiplay (uncountable)

  1. The ability of more than one player to participate in a game at the same time (especially by means of a network).
    • The team has never done networked multiplay for a racing game. We aren't completely sure we can do it.2008, Jesse Schell, The art of game design, page 93

Origin of multiplay

From multi- + play.

Questions about multiplay

What does multiplay mean?
Multiplay means describing a CD player (or similar) that can be preloaded with a stack of CDs.
What part of speech is multiplay?
Multiplay can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near multiplay in the dictionary

  1. multiplation
  2. multiplations
  3. multiplative
  4. multiplats
  5. multiplatter
  6. multiplay
  7. multiplayer
  8. multiplayers
  9. multiple
  10. multiple allelism
  11. multiple birth

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