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by-play
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byplay
Etymology
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From
by-
+
play
.
Noun
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by-play
(
countable
and
uncountable
,
plural
by-plays
)
(
theater
)
Action
carried on aside, commonly in
dumb show
, while the main action proceeds; action not intended to be observed by some of the persons present.