/ ʃpiːl; NAmE ; spiːl/ noun
( informal , usually disapproving ) a long speech that sb has used many times, that is intended to persuade you to believe sth or buy sth
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from German Spiel a game.
/ ʃpiːl; NAmE ; spiːl/ noun
( informal , usually disapproving ) a long speech that sb has used many times, that is intended to persuade you to believe sth or buy sth
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from German Spiel a game.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005