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  • adjective Not playable.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ playable

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Examples

  • To give you those truly cinematic, heart-swelling moments, the camera waits until you're in a nondangerous, nonplayable moment -- flying between planets, for example -- to snap the focus wide and impress you with the sheer scale of the universe in Mario Galaxy .

    'Super Mario Galaxy' Soars With Out-of-This World Camera Work 2007

  • To give you those truly cinematic, heart-swelling moments, the camera waits until you're in a nondangerous, nonplayable moment -- flying between planets, for example -- to snap the focus wide and impress you with the sheer scale of the universe in Mario Galaxy .

    Super Mario Galaxy Soars With Out-of-This World Camera Work 2007

  • Made of darkly stained wood with chip-carved decoration, this knee-high, nonplayable instrument has a sculptural presence bigger than its diminutive size.

    NYT > Home Page By KEN JOHNSON 2012

  • Made of darkly stained wood with chip-carved decoration, this knee-high, nonplayable instrument has a sculptural presence bigger than its diminutive size.

    NYT > Home Page By KEN JOHNSON 2012

  • We also got a chance to check out the Sackbots: new, AI-controlled nonplayable characters.

    Ars Technica Andrew Webster 2010

  • By definition, it will be non-standard, and will therefore be at risk of being nonplayable in some players.

    VideoHelp.com Forum 2009

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