"language game" meaning in All languages combined

See language game on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: language games [plural]
Etymology: Calque of German Sprachspiel, coined by Ludwig Wittgenstein. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|Sprachspiel}} Calque of German Sprachspiel Head templates: {{en-noun}} language game (plural language games)
  1. (philosophy) A set of rules governing how participants respond to utterings. Categories (topical): Philosophy Translations (in philosophy): sprogspil [neuter] (Danish), kielipeli (Finnish), Sprachspiel [neuter] (German), zasady rozmowy [feminine, plural] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-language_game-en-noun-LTH0L8-5 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 41 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 42 47 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'in philosophy': 69 20 11
  2. A game that is based on players’ knowledge of a language or languages, such as fictionary, hangman. etc.
    Sense id: en-language_game-en-noun-MMzV~6QY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 43 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 41 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 42 47
  3. A method of manipulating words so that the layman would find it hard to understand, such as pig Latin, gibberish, etc.
    Sense id: en-language_game-en-noun-H9WZOOoh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 43 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 27 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 41 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 42 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 11 36 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 37 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 35 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 39 51

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