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play-book

play-book is the alternative form of playbook.

Meaning of playbook

Noun

playbook (plural playbooks)

  1. A book containing the text of a play or plays.
    • Near-synonym: play
    Synonyms:
    play
  2. A book of games and amusements for children.
    • Near-synonym: gamebook
    Synonyms:
    gamebook
  3. (US) A book of strategies (plays) for use in American football (and by extension other sports or disciplines).
  4. (figuratively) A book or (especially) any set of commonly employed tactics, strategies, and tips.
    • Near-synonyms: cookbook, run book

Forms of play-book

pluralplay-books

Questions about play-book

What is play-book the alternative form of?
Play-book is the alternative form of playbook.

Words near play-book in the dictionary

  1. play-actor
  2. play-actors
  3. play-actress
  4. play-actresses
  5. play-acts
  6. play-book
  7. play-books
  8. play-by-email
  9. play-by-mail
  10. play-by-mails
  11. play-by-play

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Adapted from Wiktionary: play-book (page history and authors); playbook (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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