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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
An occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: gerund
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of play
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: action
Narrower terms: bowling, catching, golfing, pitching
noun
the act of playing a musical instrument
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: musical performance
Narrower terms: bowing, piping, stopping, transposition
noun
the performance of a part or role in a drama
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: acting, playacting, performing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: activity, performing arts
Narrower terms: portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation, impersonation, method acting, method, mime, pantomime, dumb show, business, stage business, byplay, skit, hamming, overacting, heroics, reenactment, roleplaying
History
From Middle English playing; equivalent to play + -ing.
