"videogame console" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: videogame consoles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} videogame console (plural videogame consoles)
  1. Alternative form of video game console. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: video game console
    Sense id: en-videogame_console-en-noun-4mi-BGo6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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