What part of speech is gambit?

Gambit can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. gambit is a noun, singular of gambits.

Inflections

Noun

What does gambit mean?

Definitions

Noun

gambit - a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position
gambit - an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
gambit - a maneuver in a game or conversation

Examples of gambit

#   Sentence  
1. noun And this was simply his opening gambit; he would start talking about that he had been out late the night before drinking.
2. noun Introduces the word gambit.
3. noun The king's gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4) and the queen's gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4) are two of the best known openings in the game of chess.
Sentence  
noun
And this was simply his opening gambit; he would start talking about that he had been out late the night before drinking.
Introduces the word gambit.
The king's gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4) and the queen's gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4) are two of the best known openings in the game of chess.

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