"byplay" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-byplay.wav [US] Forms: byplays [plural]
Etymology: by- + play Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|by|play}} by- + play Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} byplay (countable and uncountable, plural byplays)
  1. (theater) Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Theater Translations (any action carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action): controscena [feminine] (Italian), fo-chloie [masculine] (Manx)
    Sense id: en-byplay-en-noun-YMfNwi5f Categories (other): English terms prefixed with by- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with by-: 55 45 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater Disambiguation of 'any action carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action': 85 15
  2. Any action, by supporting actor. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-byplay-en-noun-SbuDYUnf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with by- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with by-: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: by-play

Inflected forms

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