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  1. language game: Wiktionary
  2. Language-game, Language-game (philosophy), Language game (linguistics), Language game (philosophy), Language game: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (language game)

noun:  (philosophy) A set of rules governing how participants respond to utterings.
noun:  A game that is based on players’ knowledge of a language or languages, such as fictionary, hangman. etc.
noun:  A method of manipulating words so that the layman would find it hard to understand, such as pig Latin, gibberish, etc.

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