"uncapture" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ʌnˈkæpt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ Forms: uncaptures [plural]
Rhymes: -æptʃə(ɹ) Etymology: A back-formation from uncaptured; equivalent to un- + capture. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|uncaptured|nocap=1}} back-formation from uncaptured, {{prefix|en|un|capture}} un- + capture Head templates: {{en-noun}} uncapture (plural uncaptures)
  1. (rare) The act of uncapturing. Tags: rare Related terms: capture
    Sense id: en-uncapture-en-noun-8DLcC14W Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English back-formations: 69 31 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24

Verb [English]

IPA: /ʌnˈkæpt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ Forms: uncaptures [present, singular, third-person], uncapturing [participle, present], uncaptured [participle, past], uncaptured [past]
Rhymes: -æptʃə(ɹ) Etymology: A back-formation from uncaptured; equivalent to un- + capture. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|uncaptured|nocap=1}} back-formation from uncaptured, {{prefix|en|un|capture}} un- + capture Head templates: {{en-verb}} uncapture (third-person singular simple present uncaptures, present participle uncapturing, simple past and past participle uncaptured)
  1. (rare) To perform the reverse of a capture, especially in chess variants such as Retrochess. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-uncapture-en-verb-B5ffJ~~d Categories (other): Chess Disambiguation of Chess: 1 99

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