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GAMESMANSHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gamesmanship mean?
• GAMESMANSHIP (noun)
The noun GAMESMANSHIP has 1 sense:
1. the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game
Familiarity information: GAMESMANSHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("gamesmanship" is a kind of...):
inequity; unfairness (injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards)
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