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Skyrim

Skyrim

9 7.2
A large fantasy video game where you explore the world alone
  • proper noun
  • /ˈskaɪrɪm/
: Skyrim
  • Everything about 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim,' Bethesda's hugely expansive action role-playing game, is awesome.
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

My favorite video of yours, I think, or one of them is the Skyrim one with just all the insane mods colliding.

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Examples

  • For my birthday this past October, my girlfriend bought me a copy of Skyrim for Xbox.

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  • If you've somehow managed not to play Skyrim, you really ought to.

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  • I have played through Skyrim over six times.

  • Thanks again for a chance to win Skyrim, and good luck to everyone!

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  • Sure, you can finish Skyrim under 10 hours, but how much have you missed then?

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  • Let's try to play some Skyrim and see if it actually works.

  • The world of Skyrim represents new levels of immersion and realism on a vast scale.

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  • With its widely respected Bethesda Softworks pedigree, Skyrim is the most anticipated RPG of the year.

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  • Customers can pick up the 250GB Xbox 360 Holiday Bundle, which includes Skyrim and Forza 4 for $249.99.

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  • I have played through Skyrim over six times.

Synonyms

Morrowind
vsSkyrim
1 8.7

A 2002 video game in The Elder Scrolls series you can explore freely

is the later fifth numbered installment released in 2011

Surface Forms

Skyrim main

Etymology

Skyrim the game is named after the province Skyrim in the story world, and the name comes from sky ('sky') and rim ('edge'). So the game title makes you think of a cold land of tall, snowy mountains where the adventure happens.