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noun
Something resembling a sacrifice that is not a true sacrifice, especially (chess) an offer of material made at no risk, since acceptance would lead to the gain of equal or greater material or checkmate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From pseudo- + sacrifice.
