mul·ti·play·er
| \ ˌməl-tē-ˈplā-ər
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Definition of multiplayer
: involving or intended for more than one player
a multiplayer trade/deal in baseball a card game with solitaire and multiplayer rules
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: involving or allowing simultaneous play by more than one player through a shared interface
Since the multiplayer game World of Warcraft debuted in 2004, gamers have spent more than 50 billion hours guiding their role-playing avatars through its mythical virtual worlds. — Discover While both are meant for multiplayer combat, the AI in single-player mode can provide you with dangerously smart foes. — Newsweek Buy if: you want fast-paced multiplayer fun that's tense as heck. — Jimmy Donnellan
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“Multiplayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiplayer. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of multiplayer was in 1936
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