"parallel play" meaning in English

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        "A form of play involving two or more people doing the same play activity in the same room but without paying attention to one another."
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      "form": "parallel plays",
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      "form": "parallel playing",
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          "ref": "1999, Deborah Abelman, Peer-mediated Intervention Strategies for Social Competency Skills of Preschoolers with Autism in Integrated Settings, page 68",
          "text": "I got some legos and parallel played, imitating her actions. Upon my entering her play she tried to engage me in the chase game again.",
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      "glosses": [
        "To engage in this form of play."
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