"battle royale" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌbætl̩ ɹɔɪˈæl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-battle royale.wav Forms: battles royale [plural], battle royales [plural], battle-royal [alternative], battle-royale [alternative], battle royal [alternative]
Etymology: The video game usage derives from the 2000 film Battle Royale, which has a similar premise to the video game genre. Head templates: {{en-noun|battles royale|s}} battle royale (plural battles royale or battle royales)
  1. Alternative form of battle royal Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: battle royal Related terms: deathmatch
    Sense id: en-battle_royale-en-noun--3qb7sWJ
  2. (video games) A video game genre centered around survival, exploration and scavenging, with last-man-standing gameplay. Categories (topical): Video games, Video game genres
    Sense id: en-battle_royale-en-noun-eX5qHzHY Disambiguation of Video game genres: 8 92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79 Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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