"gameplay" meaning in English

See gameplay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡeɪmˌpleɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-gameplay.wav Forms: gameplays [plural]
Etymology: From game + play. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|game|play}} game + play Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} gameplay (usually uncountable, plural gameplays)
  1. The totality of player experiences during a game, such as the gaming environment and the competitive interaction with other players; often with reference to a video game or a board game. Wikipedia link: gameplay Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Video games Synonyms: game play, game-play Derived forms: twitch gameplay Related terms: gameplayer, gamer, gamesman, gamesmanship, game theory, gamification, play games, mechanics, rules Translations (player's gaming experience): 玩法 (wánfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), 遊戲性 [neologism] (Chinese Mandarin), 游戏性 (yóuxìxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), spelervaring [feminine] (Dutch), gameplay [masculine] (Dutch), pelattavuus (Finnish), jouabilité [feminine] (French), gameplay [masculine] (French), xogabilidade [feminine] (Galician), Spielablauf [masculine] (German), giocabilità [feminine] (Italian), ゲームプレイ (Japanese), ゲームメカニクス (Japanese), تاتاماءين (Malay), tatamain (Malay), gra [feminine] (Polish), rozgrywka [feminine] (Polish), experiência de jogo [feminine] (Portuguese), jogabilidade [feminine] (Portuguese), геймпле́й (gejmpléj) [masculine] (Russian), jugabilidad [feminine] (Spanish), ґеймпле́й (gejmpléj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), геймпле́й (hejmpléj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ігрови́й проце́с (ihrovýj procés) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ігролад (ihrolad) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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Alternative forms

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