byplay
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byplay
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From by- + play.
noun byplays · by-play
- Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action. [...] there had been some amusing byplay with the enginemen as to what might be expected to happen if the engines failed to behave themselves properly.
- Any action, by supporting actor.
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noun any action carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action
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Talk about this word "byplay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/byplay. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. byplay. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/byplay "byplay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/byplay.
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@misc{byplay_2026,
title = {byplay},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/byplay},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
