"play-by-email" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: Modeled on play-by-mail. Etymology templates: {{m|en|play-by-mail}} play-by-mail Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} play-by-email (not comparable)
  1. (games) Describing a game that can be played in a turn-based fashion through email. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Games Synonyms: PBeM, PBEM (alt: initialisms) Related terms: play-by-mail
    Sense id: en-play-by-email-en-adj-uJ2ZPwiZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: games

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