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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

jeu de stratégie

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʒø də stʁa.te.ʒi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Strategy game/ˈstræt.ə.dʒi ɡeɪm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Un jeu de stratégie nécessite une planification minutieuse."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A type of game that emphasizes skillful planning and tactics to achieve victory.

    "In a strategy-game, players must carefully consider their moves to outsmart their opponents."
  2. 2

    A game genre that often involves resource management and long-term planning.

    "Many popular video games fall under the strategy-game category, requiring players to build and manage their resources."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'strategy', derived from the Ancient Greek 'strategia' (generalship, military command), and 'game', stemming from Old Germanic roots referring to amusement or contest. Originally applied to military wargames, the term evolved in the 20th century to encompass board and video games where players' uncoerced decision-making skills significantly determine the outcome.

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