"playbill" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpleɪˌbɪl/ Forms: playbills [plural]
Etymology: From play + bill. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|play|bill}} play + bill Head templates: {{en-noun}} playbill (plural playbills)
  1. A poster advertising a theatrical performance. Translations (poster): афиш (afiš) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ohjelmajuliste (Finnish), manifesto [masculine] (Italian), locandina [feminine] (Italian), teateraffisch (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-playbill-en-noun-g7tPEOKd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Theater Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 70 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Theater: 56 44 Disambiguation of 'poster': 95 5
  2. A program/programme/pamphlet for a theatrical performance. Translations (program): програма (programa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ohjelma (Finnish), ohjelmavihkonen (Finnish), locandina [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-playbill-en-noun-b5NyVtsU Disambiguation of 'program': 0 100

Inflected forms

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