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gambit

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Main Entry: gam·bit
Pronunciation: \ˈgam-bət\
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian gambetto, literally, act of tripping someone, from gamba leg, from Late Latin gamba, camba, from Greek kampē bend; probably akin to Gothic hamfs maimed, Lithuanian kampas corner
Date: 1656

1 : a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position
2 a (1) : a remark intended to start a conversation or make a telling point (2) : topic b : a calculated move : stratagem


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