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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Something that is used to pick a winner from a tied situation.
2. 2
   overtime play in order to break a tie; e.g. tennis and soccer wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

tiebreaktiebreak

Example

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"The two players in the lead earned the same number of points, so the competition will go into a tiebreaker."

Etymology

From tie + breaker.

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