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ludic

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lu·dic  (ldk)
adj.
Of or relating to play or playfulness: "Fiction . . . now makes [language] the center of its reflexive concern, and explodes in ludic, parodic, ironic forms" (Ihab Hassan).
[French ludique, from Latin ldus, play; see leid- in Indo-European roots.]
ludic [ˈluːdɪk]
adj
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) Literary playful
[from French ludique, from Latin lūdus game]
Translations
ludic [ˈluːdɪk] ADJ → lúdico
ludic
adj (liter) → spielerisch
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