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   stalemate

   /ˈsteɪlmeɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible: "the war had again reached stalemate"
   • 2. a position counting as a draw, in which a player is not in check but cannot move except into check: "last time I played him it ended up in stalemate"

   verb

   • 1. bring to or cause to reach stalemate: "the group played a key role in stalemating the negotiations"

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from obsolete stale (from Anglo-Norman French estale ‘position’, from estaler ‘be placed’) + mate2.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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