noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
/əˈtɑːˌɹi/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:AH0 T AA1 R IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A move that threatens the immediate capture of one or more stones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: go
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An Atari video game system or computer, such as the Atari 2600 or Atari ST.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: video-games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 当たり.
Company name, founded in California in 1972, from Japanese 当たり (atari), with reference to the game of Go.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
雅達利 /雅达利
(Yǎdálì)
— video game system