video game

/ˌvɪdioʊ ˈgeɪm/
/ˈvɪdiəʊ geɪm/
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Other forms: video games

Definitions of video game
  1. noun
    a game played against a computer
    synonyms: computer game
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    types:
    virtual reality
    a hypothetical three-dimensional visual world created by a computer; user wears special goggles and fiber optic gloves etc., and can enter and move about in this world and interact with objects as if inside it
    type of:
    game
    an amusement or pastime
Pronunciation
US
/ˌvɪdioʊ ˈgeɪm/
UK
/ˈvɪdiəʊ geɪm/
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