"multiplay" meaning in English

See multiplay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: multi- + play Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|multi|play}} multi- + play Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} multiplay (not comparable)
  1. Describing a CD player (or similar) that can be preloaded with a stack of CDs Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-multiplay-en-adj-5TgbebYK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with multi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 10 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with multi-: 46 19 35
  2. (video games) multiplayer Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-multiplay-en-adj-LTn5T7nO Topics: video-games

Noun

Etymology: multi- + play Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|multi|play}} multi- + play Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} multiplay (uncountable)
  1. (video games) The ability of more than one player to participate in a game at the same time (especially by means of a network). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Video games Hyponyms: netplay
    Sense id: en-multiplay-en-noun-8vjTK3Jr Topics: video-games

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