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game

/ˈɡeɪm/GAYM
/ˈɡeɪm/GAYM

Meaningsport, merriment

Common meaning: a contest played for fun

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishgamen‘gomen, a game, sport’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishgamesource
  3. Englishgame‘a contest played for fun’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English gamen ‘sport, merriment’.

Roots

  • gamen Old English “sport, merriment”

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