"game point" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: game points [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} game point (plural game points)
  1. (tennis) A situation where if one of the two players wins the next point, he or she will win the game (but not the set). Categories (topical): Tennis Related terms: break point, match point, set point Translations (Translations): punt de joc [masculine] (Catalan), Spielball [masculine] (German), punct de ghem (Romanian), minge de ghem (Romanian), punct de game (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-game_point-en-noun-ufJBJIE~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis

Inflected forms

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