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Definition of arcade noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

arcade

noun
 
/ɑːˈkeɪd/
 
/ɑːrˈkeɪd/
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  1. a covered passage with arches along the side of a row of buildings (usually a row of shops)Topics Buildingsc2
  2. a covered passage between streets, with shops on either side
  3. (also shopping arcade)
     (both British English) a large building with a number of shops in itTopics Buildingsc2
  4. (British English also amusement arcade)
     a place where you can play games on machines which you use coins to operate
    • arcade games
    Topics Games and toysc1
    5. Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French, from Provençal arcada or Italian arcata, based on Latin arcus ‘bow’.
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