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one-acter

one-acter noun: a play of one act.

Noun

one-acter (plural one-acters)

  1. A play of one act

Forms of one-acter

pluralone-acters

Origin of one-acter

From one act + -er.

Questions about one-acter

What does one-acter mean?
One-acter means a play of one act.
What part of speech is one-acter?
One-acter is a noun.
What is the plural of one-acter?
The plural of one-acter is one-acters.

Words near one-acter in the dictionary

  1. one's time is one's own
  2. one's turn in the barrel
  3. one's way
  4. one's word is law
  5. one-act
  6. one-acter
  7. one-acters
  8. one-ahead
  9. one-and-a-half-spaced
  10. one-and-done
  11. one-and-dones

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