"playlet" meaning in English

See playlet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: playlets [plural]
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  1. A short play (dramatic work). Synonyms: playette Translations (a short play): egyfelvonásos (Hungarian), dula-dulaan (Tagalog), п'єска (pʺjeska) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-playlet-en-noun-zQpho4sA Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -let, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Theater

Inflected forms

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