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speed run

speed run is the alternative spelling of speedrun.

Meaning of speedrun

Noun

speedrun (plural speedruns)

  1. A playthrough of a computer or video game in which the whole game or a select part of it, such as a single level, is played with the intent of completing it as quickly as possible, optionally with certain prerequisites.
    • In the speedrun of Super Mario Bros. 3, Anonymous Jones finishes the whole game in just 11 minutes.

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Forms of speed run

Noun
pluralspeed runs
Verb
third-person singular presentspeed runs
present participlespeed running
pastspeed ran
past participlespeed run

Questions about speed run

What is speed run the alternative spelling of?
Speed run is the alternative spelling of speedrun.

Words near speed run in the dictionary

  1. speed ran
  2. speed read
  3. speed reading
  4. speed reads
  5. speed riding
  6. speed run
  7. speed runs
  8. speed skater
  9. speed skaters
  10. speed skating
  11. speed skier

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