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pseudogame

pseudogame noun: an activity or situation with certain aspects of a game.

Noun

pseudogame (plural pseudogames)

  1. An activity or situation with certain aspects of a game.
    • Like all sporting contests and board games, the pseudogame of talk TV first requires players, willing participants who agree to leave the real world for a while and to enter the play world, abiding by its contrived laws[…]1997, Vicki Abt, Leonard Mustazza, Coming After Oprah: Cultural Fallout in the Age of the TV Talk Show, page 84

Forms of pseudogame

pluralpseudogames

Origin of pseudogame

From pseudo- + game.

Questions about pseudogame

What does pseudogame mean?
Pseudogame means an activity or situation with certain aspects of a game.
What part of speech is pseudogame?
Pseudogame is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudogame?
The plural of pseudogame is pseudogames.

Words near pseudogame in the dictionary

  1. pseudofungi
  2. pseudofungus
  3. pseudofusion
  4. pseudofusions
  5. pseudogalena
  6. pseudogame
  7. pseudogames
  8. pseudogamic
  9. pseudogamous
  10. pseudogamy
  11. pseudoganglia

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