gameplay

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English

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Etymology

From game +‎ play.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪmˌpleɪ/

Noun

gameplay (usually uncountable, plural gameplays)

  1. The totality of player experiences during a game, such as the gaming environment and the competitive interaction with other players; often with reference to a video game or a board game.

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Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English gameplay.

Noun

gameplay m (plural gameplays)

  1. gameplay

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.