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threatmate

noun

Etymology

From threat + mate.

  1. derived from *gamatjô✻
  2. derived from gimato
  3. derived from mate — “messmate”
  4. inherited from mate
  5. compounded as threatmate — “threat + mate”

Definitions

  1. A situation in which a checkmate sequence will be created by the player's next move but…

    A situation in which a checkmate sequence will be created by the player's next move but can be thwarted with a proper defense.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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