Esports

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of electronic sports, the competitive play of video games as a commercial spectator sport. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative form of esports. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "[Counter-Strike] quickly replaced Quake as the most popular title in competitive gaming and has since then remained the central element in western eSports events."

  3. 3
    electronic sports wordnet

Synonyms

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cybersports

Example

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"[Counter-Strike] quickly replaced Quake as the most popular title in competitive gaming and has since then remained the central element in western eSports events."

Etymology

From e- + sports.

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