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Pronunciation / Transliteration: maljangnan
"십자말풀이는 대표적인 단어 게임입니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A game in which the players compete using their skill with words, spelling, or vocabulary.
"Crosswords and anagrams are popular word games that help improve cognitive function." - 2
A rhetorical device, trick of language, or manipulation of wording used to deceive or be evasive.
"The politician's response was merely a word game designed to avoid answering the core question."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a combination of the Old English 'word' (from Proto-Germanic *wurdam) and 'game' (from Old English 'gamen', meaning joy, amusement, or participatory play). First recorded in the mid-19th century, it initially referred to verbal wit and rhetorical puzzles before expanding to encompass written and board pastimes focused on linguistic skill.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Word game" is said worldwide
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jeu de mots
Transliteration: ʒø də mɔ
"Le Scrabble est un jeu de mots très populaire dans le monde entier."
Wortspiel
Transliteration: ˈvɔʁtˌʃpiːl
"Kreuzworträtsel sind ein klassisches Wortspiel für unterwegs."
gioco di parole
Transliteration: ˈdʒɔːko di paˈrɔle
"Fare le crociverba è il mio gioco di parole preferito."
juego de palabras
Transliteration: ˈxweɣo de paˈlaβras
"Los crucigramas son un excelente juego de palabras para la memoria."
jogo de palavras
Transliteration: ˈʒoɡu dʒi paˈlavɾɐs
"Palavras-cruzadas são um jogo de palavras muito tradicional."
शब्द का खेल
Transliteration: shabd ka khel
"क्रॉसword एक लोकप्रिय शब्द का खेल है।"
文字游戏
Transliteration: wénzì yóuxì
"填字游戏是一种经典的文字游戏。"
말장난
Transliteration: maljangnan
"십자말풀이는 대표적인 단어 게임입니다."
言葉遊び
Transliteration: kotoba asobi
"クロスワードパズルは楽しい言葉遊びの一つです。"
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