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litrpg

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
litrpg
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of fantasy fiction, which is set in a world resembling that of a role-playing game (RPG), complete with levelling up, points statistics and game systems; frequently featuring the fantasy races found in RPGs. The protagonists in this genre are commonly awakened/reincarnated/transported/summoned into the game world, or are unable to log-off of a virtual reality (VR) RPG game.

Uncountable

noun

A work of fiction of this genre.

Countable

Etymology

Blend of literary + RPG (“role playing game”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

litRPGs (plural)

Questions

What does litrpg mean?
A genre of fantasy fiction, which is set in a world resembling that of a role-playing game (RPG), complete with levelling up, points statistics and game systems; frequently featuring the fantasy races found in RPGs. The protagonists in this genre are commonly awakened/reincarnated/transported/summoned into the game world, or are unable to log-off of a virtual reality (VR) RPG game.
Where does litrpg come from?
Blend of literary + RPG (“role playing game”).

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