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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A genre of fantasy fiction, which is set in a world resembling that of a role-playing game (RPG), complete with levelling up, points statistics and game systems; frequently featuring the fantasy races found in RPGs. The protagonists in this genre are commonly awakened/reincarnated/transported/summoned into the game world, or are unable to log-off of a virtual reality (VR) RPG game. uncountable
2. 2
   A work of fiction of this genre. countable

Etymology

Blend of literary + RPG (“role playing game”).

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