"endgame" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɛnd.ɡeɪm/
enPR: ĕndgām Etymology: From end + game. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|end|game}} end + game Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} endgame (not comparable)
  1. (fandom slang, of a ship) Having become canon by the end of the plot of a work of fiction or speculated to be intended to become such. Tags: not-comparable, slang Categories (topical): Shipping (fandom)
    Sense id: en-endgame-en-adj-A1aAvdkO Disambiguation of Shipping (fandom): 52 8 8 3 13 15 Topics: lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: end game, end-game

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɛnd.ɡeɪm/ Forms: endgames [plural]
enPR: ĕndgām Etymology: From end + game. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|end|game}} end + game Head templates: {{en-noun}} endgame (plural endgames)
  1. (chess) The final stage of a game of chess, when there are few pieces left. Categories (topical): Chess Translations (end stage of a chess game): վերջնախաղ (verǰnaxaġ) (Armenian), endşpil (Azerbaijani), э́ндшпіль (éndšpilʹ) [masculine] (Belarusian), 殘局 (Chinese Mandarin), 残局 (cánjú) (Chinese Mandarin), 殘棋 (Chinese Mandarin), 残棋 (cánqí) (Chinese Mandarin), koncovka [feminine] (Czech), finalo (Esperanto), loppupeli (Finnish), finale [feminine] (French), Endspiel [neuter] (German), végjáték (Hungarian), 終盤 (shūban) (alt: しゅうばん) (Japanese), ойынсоңы (oiynsoñy) (Kazakh), эндшпиль (éndşpil) (Kazakh), 종반 (jongban) (alt: 終盤) (Korean), final [masculine] (Portuguese), final [neuter] (Romanian), final de partidă [neuter] (Romanian), э́ндшпиль (éndšpilʹ) [masculine] (Russian), final [masculine] (Spanish), slutspel [neuter] (Swedish), е́ндшпіль (éndšpilʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), cuối ván (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-endgame-en-noun-l3vviAt4 Topics: board-games, chess, games Disambiguation of 'end stage of a chess game': 33 25 25 12 6
  2. (bridge) The final stage of a game of bridge, when there are few cards left. Categories (topical): Bridge
    Sense id: en-endgame-en-noun-9TfQm6We Topics: bridge, games
  3. (by extension) The final stage of any game. Tags: broadly
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  4. (figuratively) The final stage of an extended process or course of events, especially with the implication of the imminent realization of a masterful strategy or plan. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-endgame-en-noun-RzxhAryP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 15 15 5 25 20
  5. (video games) The gameplay available in a massively multiplayer online role-playing game for players who have completed all of the preset challenges. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-endgame-en-noun-Iwl3-KQN Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: end game, end-game Translations (final stage): loppuvaihe (Finnish), Schlussphase [feminine] (German)
Disambiguation of 'final stage': 25 25 28 23 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "end stage of a chess game",
      "word": "վերջնախաղ"
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