It's official - with its addition to an actual dictionary, "esports" is now a legitimate word.

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Dictionary.com was yesterday updated with over a thousand new words. It officially defines esports as the "competitive tournaments of video games.""Esports" was not the only gaming-themed word to receive dictionary legitimacy. The update also adds the word "permadeath," defined as "the permanent death of a defeated character, after which the player of the game cannot continue with the same character," as well as "completionist," defined as "a player who attempts to complete every challenge and earn every achievement or trophy in a video game."According to the Daily Dot , Dictionary.com is primarily based off the Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. It adds words dependent on how often they're used, along with other factors such as search frequency.It makes sense that esports is getting recognition in the wider culture spectrum. A recently announced Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament us offering $1,000,000 in prize money ; meanwhile, YouTube is readying the launch of its own esports and game-streaming service , a likely competitor to sites such as Twitch. ESL will debut an esports documentary during its seasonal tour this July.

Katie Williams is a freelance writer and journalist. She tweets at @desensitisation and hopes that one day, a bird will tweet back.