"nonplay" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nonplays [plural]
Etymology: From non- + play. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|play}} non- + play Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nonplay (countable and uncountable, plural nonplays)
  1. (countable) Any work that is not a play. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-nonplay-en-noun-M3vz~12v Categories (other): English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 60 40
  2. (uncountable) Activities other than recreation. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-nonplay-en-noun-XAPiOApI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80

Inflected forms

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