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- [bahy pley]
- /baɪ pleɪ/
- /baɪ pleɪ/
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- [bahy pley]
- /baɪ pleɪ/
Definitions of by-play word
- noun by-play secondary action or talking carried on apart while the main action proceeds, esp in a play 3
- noun by-play an action or speech carried on to the side while the main action proceeds, especially on the stage. 1
- noun by-play (theater) Action carried on aside, commonly in dumb show, while the main action proceeds; action not intended to be observed by some of the persons present. 0
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Origin of by-play
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15
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Parts of speech for By-play
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
by-play popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for by-play
noun by-play
- accomplishment — An accomplishment is something remarkable that has been done or achieved.
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- adventure — If someone has an adventure, they become involved in an unusual, exciting, and rather dangerous journey or series of events.
- truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
- act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
Antonyms for by-play
noun by-play
- inaction — absence of action; idleness.
- inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
- inertia — inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- lie — Jonas, 1880–1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
- cessation — The cessation of something is the stopping of it.
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Matching words
- Words starting with b
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- Words starting with byp
- Words starting with bypl
- Words starting with bypla
- Words starting with byplay