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simul
Pronunciation: /ˈsɪm(ə)l/
noun
Chess
A display in which a player plays a number of games simultaneously against different opponents.
Origin
1960s: abbreviation of simultaneous.
Sam sought competition as often as he could. He visited chess clubs all around the state, staging simuls to make a splash. His record was sixteen simultaneous opponents, but usually fewer than that were available.
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