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tabiya

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /təˈbiːə/
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noun

Meaning 1

A position in the opening of a game that occurs after a sequence of moves that is heavily standardized, and from which the players have many possible moves again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: board-games, chess, games

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Arabic تَعْبِئَة (taʕbiʔa) or تَعْبِيَة (taʕbiya, “mobilization, arrangement”).