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Warcraft

Warcraft

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A popular fantasy video game series about battles and strategy
  • proper noun
  • /ˈwɔrkræft/
translation icon : Warcraft
  • I've played World of Warcraft endlessly, and that was my addiction.
  • World of Warcraft
  • Warcraft interface

And I'm sitting there playing World of Warcraft shirtless.

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Examples

  • The popular online game World of Warcraft offers players endless adventures in a magical world.

  • One of the core reasons was he used to play World of Warcraft all the time.

  • But after a few months with World of Warcraft, I needed a break.

    Blog text (9)

  • Do you like World of Warcraft?

    Daddy Day Camp (2007)

  • We've played thousands of hours of Warcraft, and what do we have to show for it?

    Alexander IRL (2017)

  • Online computer games like World of Warcraft (above) let players speak and interact via the web while they play.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Let's look at World of Warcraft, one of the most popular online multiplayer role-playing games in the world.

    Academic text (2006)

  • My topic is the lives of medium-core raiders in World of Warcraft, the most popular massively multiplayer online game in the United States.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Many players consider World of Warcraft to be one of the best MMORPGs ever created.

  • At the weekend, I joined my friends for an epic raid in World of Warcraft.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Warcraft = war + craft (semi-transparent) = war + craft

The components 'war' and 'craft' are clear, but the proper-name use as a branded video-game title means the specific reference ('a fantasy video-game series') is not directly deducible from the parts.

Etymology

Warcraft comes from two simple English words: war 'fighting' and craft 'skill' or 'making things'. So the name fits a video game series about battles and clever building and strategy.