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Definition of Games

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Olympic O*lym"pic, or Olympian O*lym"pi*an, games games . A modified revival of the ancient Olympian games, consisting of international athletic games, races, etc., now held once in four years, the first having been at Athens in 1896.
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Game Game, a. [Cf. W. cam crooked, and E. gambol, n.] Crooked; lame; as, a game leg. [Colloq.]
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Game Game (g[=a]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gamed (g[=a]md); p. pr. & vb. n. Gaming.] [OE. gamen, game?en, to rejoice, AS. gamenian to play. See Game, n.] 1. To rejoice; to be pleased; -- often used, in Old English, impersonally with dative. [Obs.] God loved he best with all his whole hearte At alle times, though him gamed or smarte. --Chaucer. 2. To play at any sport or diversion. 3. To play for a stake or prize; to use cards, dice, billiards, or other instruments, according to certain rules, with a view to win money or other thing waged upon the issue of the contest; to gamble.

Meaning of Games from wikipedia

- Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports or games) or art (such as jigsaw puzzles or games involving...
- is a recreational activity with a set of rules. Game or games may also refer to: Abram Games (1914–1996, London), British graphic designer Philip Game...
- The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930...
- The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions...
- addition to arcade and consumer video games, it also produced a number of pinball games and non-video arcade games. The company is known for several game...
- regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized...
- Most modern console games and arcade games are designed so that they can be pla**** by a single player; although many of these games have modes that allow...
- of Sega games: List of Sega video games List of Sega arcade games List of Sega mobile games List of Sega Pinball machines List of SG-1000 games List of...
- earliest video games were two-player games, including early sports games (such as 1958's Tennis For Two and 1972's Pong), early shooter games such as Spacewar...
- J K Games list (L–Z) List of PlayStation 2 games (L–Z) List of PlayStation games (A–L) List of PlayStation games (M–Z) List of PlayStation games incompatible...