"gamebook" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gamebooks [plural]
Etymology: game + book Etymology templates: {{compound|en|game|book}} game + book Head templates: {{en-noun}} gamebook (plural gamebooks)
  1. A book of games. Categories (topical): Games
    Sense id: en-gamebook-en-noun-6CSlcuvO Disambiguation of Games: 56 25 20
  2. A book containing an interactive story which unfolds as the reader makes decisions and follows links between numbered pages. Categories (topical): Hunting, Literary genres Synonyms: choose your own adventure Translations (Translations): livre-jeu [masculine] (French), livre dont vous êtes le héros [masculine] (French), Spielbuch [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-gamebook-en-noun-pSPTHfu4 Disambiguation of Hunting: 14 64 22 Disambiguation of Literary genres: 14 61 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 54 34 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 9 60 30
  3. (UK) A written record of the game that has been shot in a certain area (date, hunter, species, etc.). Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-gamebook-en-noun-aoipbic~ Categories (other): British English

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