swordplay
фехтование
Schwertkampf, Fechten
Fighting with a swordFighting with a sword
US/sˈɔɹdplˌeɪ/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Fighting with a sword
His expertise at swordplay made his acting in the part of Hamlet very believable.
Schwertkampf, Fechten
фехтова́ниеfextovánije
More definitions
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
Translations
5 languagesРусский
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Origin
Inherited from Old English sweordplega. By surface analysis, sword + play.Inherited from Old English sweordplega. By surface analysis, sword + play.
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Forms
plural: swordplays| Singular | swordplay |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully:play
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable