endgame

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Synonyms: end game, endgate

Antonyms: end game, endgate

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Noun

{{lb|en|chess}} The [[final]] [[stage]] of a [[game]] of [[chess]], when there are [[few]] [[piece]]s [[left]]. {{defdate|1884}}
{{lb|en|bridge}} The [[final]] [[stage]] of a [[game]] of [[bridge]], when there are [[few]] [[card]]s [[left]].
{{lb|en|by extension}} The final stage of any game.
{{lb|en|figuratively}} The [[final]] [[stage]] of an extended [[process]] or [[course]] of [[event]]s, [[especially]] with the [[implication]] of the [[imminent]] [[realization]] of a [[masterful]] [[strategy]] or [[plan]].
{{lb|en|video games}} The [[gameplay]] available in a [[massively multiplayer online role-playing game]] for players who have completed all of the [[preset]] challenges.
{{lb|en|crosswording}} The [[thematic]] element of an [[advanced cryptic]] [[crossword]] puzzle, typically solved after completing the [[grid]].

{{lb|en|fandom|of a {{l|en|ship|id=fandomnoun}}}} Having become [[canon#Etymology 1|canon]] by the [[end]] of the [[plot]] of a [[work]] of [[fiction]] or speculated to be intended to become such.

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