noun
Meaning 1
A short play (dramatic work).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
playlet
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Sound
Pronunciation
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.
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noun
Meaning 2
a short play
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: play, drama, dramatic play
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English play Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English playlet From play + -let.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hungarian: egyfelvonásos — a short play
- Tagalog: dula-dulaan — a short play
- Ukrainian: п'єска (pʺjeska) — a short play