"gameworld" meaning in All languages combined

See gameworld on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-gameworld.wav Forms: gameworlds [plural]
Etymology: From game + world. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|game|world}} game + world Head templates: {{en-noun}} gameworld (plural gameworlds)
  1. (roleplaying games, video games) The fictional universe of a game. Categories (topical): Role-playing games, Video games Synonyms: game world, game-world Hyponyms: open world
    Sense id: en-gameworld-en-noun-wj0HH5eS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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