play-by-email

adjective

Describing a game that can be played in a turn-based fashion through email.

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PBeM
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Meanings

adjectiveplay-by-email (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegamesDescribing a game that can be played in a turn-based fashion through email.

    Synonyms: PBeM, PBEM

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveDescribing a game that can be played in a turn-based fashion through email.

Similar
PBeMPBEM

Origin

Modeled on play-by-mail.

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Cite this entry
APA

play-by-email. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play-by-email

MLA

“play-by-email.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play-by-email. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “play-by-email,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play-by-email.

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