byplay
byplay · byplays
Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main actionAny action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action.
(countable, uncountable)Any action, by supporting actor.
More definitions
- incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From by- + play.From by- + play.
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Forms
plural: byplaysSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect:businessstage business
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable