English Explanatory Dictionary

pseudosacrifice

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something resembling a sacrifice that is not a true sacrifice, especially (chess) an offer of material made at no risk, since acceptance would lead to the gain of equal or greater material or checkmate.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudosacrifice.wav

Word forms

pseudosacrifice pseudosacrifices

Etymology

From pseudo- + sacrifice.

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