"let's play" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlɛts ˌpleɪ/ Forms: let's plays [plural]
enPR: lĕtsʹ plā' Etymology: Originates from the titles of forum threads on the website Something Awful. Head templates: {{en-noun}} let's play (plural let's plays)
  1. (Internet, video games) A video recording or comparable broadcast in which a person plays a video game while commenting on the gameplay. Wikipedia link: Let's Play (video gaming), Something Awful Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet, Video games Synonyms: LP, Let's Play Derived forms: Let's Player Translations (a video game commentary series): let’s play [masculine] (French), 実況プレイ (jikkyō purei) (alt: じっきょうプレイ) (Japanese), let's play [masculine] (Portuguese), gameplay [feminine] (Portuguese), летсплей (letsplej) [masculine] (Russian)

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