"antipositional" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-antipositional.wav Forms: more antipositional [comparative], most antipositional [superlative]
Etymology: From anti- + positional. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|positional}} anti- + positional Head templates: {{en-adj}} antipositional (comparative more antipositional, superlative most antipositional)
  1. (chess) Not positional; not in the spirit of long-term strategic, positional play.
    Sense id: en-antipositional-en-adj-iBs7oVpx Categories (other): Chess, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 61 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 55 45 Topics: board-games, chess, games
  2. (bridge) Tending to undermine or harm one's position. Translations (tending to undermine or harm one's position): antiposicional (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-antipositional-en-adj-s3bcTdVo Categories (other): Bridge, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 55 45 Topics: bridge, games Disambiguation of "tending to undermine or harm one's position": 2 98
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