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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
ludic

"spontaneously playful," 1940, from French ludique, from Latin ludere "to play" (see ludicrous).

Wiktionary
ludic

a. 1 Of or pertaining to play; playful. 2 Of or pertaining to games of chance.

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Ludic

Ludic may refer to:

  • Ludic language, a Finnic language in the Uralic language family
  • Ludic fallacy, is "the misuse of games to model real-life situations."
  • Ludic interface, are types of computer interface that are inherently "playful".
  • Ludology, Game studies (Not to be confused with Game theory.)

Usage examples of "ludic".

But the Colonel chuckled when he looked at the fresh-faced, bright-eyed Escapee and thought: if the boy proved a useful recruit to the great project of the Ludic Game, he would give him the name, Bamboozlem, to use in America.