Seki

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    In the game of Go, a state of impasse where neither player can benefit from playing in a location
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

Example

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"Seki is a sort of symbiosis where two live groups share liberties which neither of them can fill without dying."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Japanese セキ (seki).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 関 (Seki).

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