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gameplay

  • /ˈɡeɪmˌpleɪ/

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From game + play.

noun gameplays · game play · game-play

  1. uncountable, usually 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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: gaming, gambling, games, playing, set, stake, game, play, playerbase, playfield, gameboard, gamecraft, meta, metagame, superplay, endgame

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noun player's gaming experience

Españoljugabilidad, gameplay
日本語ゲームプレイ, ゲームメカニクス
中文玩法 wánfǎ, 遊戲性 /游戏性 yóuxìxìng
Portuguêsexperiência de jogo, jogabilidade
Françaisjouabilité, gameplay
DeutschSpielablauf
Italianogiocabilità
Русскийгеймпле́й gejmpléj

noun gameplay footage

Españolgameplay, metraje del juego, metraje de juegos

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"gameplay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gameplay. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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gameplay. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gameplay

Chicago

"gameplay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gameplay.

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@misc{gameplay_2026,
  title = {gameplay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gameplay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}