pseudosacrifice

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nounpseudosacrifice (plural pseudosacrifices)

plural pseudosacrifices

  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.

Origin

From pseudo- + sacrifice.

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APA

pseudosacrifice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudosacrifice

MLA

“pseudosacrifice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudosacrifice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudosacrifice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudosacrifice.

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