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checkmate
check·mate / ˈchekˌmāt/ • n. Chess a check from which a king cannot escape. ∎ [as interj.] (by a player) announcing that the opponent's king is in such a position. ∎ fig. a final defeat or deadlock. • v. [tr.] Chess put into checkmate. ∎ fig. defeat or frustrate totally. |
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"checkmate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "checkmate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-checkmate.html "checkmate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-checkmate.html |
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checkmate
checkmate in chess, a position in which a player's king is directly attacked by an opponent's piece or pawn and has no possible move to escape the check. The attacking player thus wins the game.
Recorded from Middle English, the term comes from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic šāh mā, from Persian šāh māt ‘the king is dead’. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "checkmate." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "checkmate." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-checkmate.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "checkmate." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-checkmate.html |
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checkmate
checkmate (chess) the move which puts the king into inextricable check. XIV. Aphetic — OF. eschec mat — Pers. šāh māt the king is dead; see CHECK 1.
Hence as vb. XIV. |
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T. F. HOAD. "checkmate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "checkmate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-checkmate.html T. F. HOAD. "checkmate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-checkmate.html |
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Checkmate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Checkmate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-Checkmate.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Checkmate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-Checkmate.html |
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checkmate
•flatmate • classmate • checkmate
•helpmate • messmate • playmate
•stalemate • stablemate • teammate
•inmate • shipmate • acclimate
•sublimate • animate • decimate
•approximate
•estimate, guesstimate, underestimate
•intimate • primate • housemate
•soulmate • schoolmate • room-mate
•consummate • amalgamate
•diplomate • automate • glutamate
•workmate
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"checkmate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "checkmate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-checkmate.html "checkmate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-checkmate.html |
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