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Idioms for game
Origin of game
1First recorded before 1000; Middle English gamen, Old English gaman; cognate with Old High German gaman “glee”
synonym study for game
See play.
OTHER WORDS FROM game
game·less, adjectivegame·like, adjectivegame·ness, nounun·game·like, adjectiveDefinition for game (2 of 2)
game2
[ geym ]
/ geɪm /
adjective
lame: a game leg.
Origin of game
21780–90; perhaps shortening of gammy, though change in vowel unclear
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British Dictionary definitions for game (1 of 2)
game1
/ (ɡeɪm) /
noun
adjective
verb
(intr) to play games of chance for money, stakes, etc; gamble
Derived forms of game
gamelike, adjectiveWord Origin for game
Old English gamen; related to Old Norse gaman, Old High German gaman amusement
British Dictionary definitions for game (2 of 2)
Word Origin for game
C18: probably from Irish cam crooked
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Idioms and Phrases with game
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