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antiplay

antiplay noun: a play (dramatical production) that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the play, such as a coherent plot and resolution.

Noun

antiplay (plural antiplays)

  1. A play (dramatical production) that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the play, such as a coherent plot and resolution.
    • Samuel Beckett wrote several absurdist antiplays.

Forms of antiplay

pluralantiplays

Origin of antiplay

From anti- + play.

Questions about antiplay

What does antiplay mean?
Antiplay means a play (dramatical production) that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the play, such as a coherent plot and resolution.
What part of speech is antiplay?
Antiplay is a noun.
What is the plural of antiplay?
The plural of antiplay is antiplays.

Words near antiplay in the dictionary

  1. antiplasticizing
  2. antiplastics
  3. antiplatelet
  4. antiplatelets
  5. antiplatonic
  6. antiplay
  7. antiplays
  8. antipleasure
  9. antiplectic
  10. antipledge
  11. antipledges

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