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playreading

playreading noun: the reading aloud of a play, without acting.

Noun

playreading (plural playreadings)

  1. The reading aloud of a play, without acting.
    • Through the portrayal of various characters, the playreading becomes a theatre of the group's own making and imagination. Successful outcomes depend on the right choice of material and appropriate allocation of characters.2003, Rosalie Hudson, Dementia Nursing: A Guide to Practice, page 257

Forms of playreading

pluralplayreadings

Origin of playreading

From play + reading.

Questions about playreading

What does playreading mean?
Playreading means the reading aloud of a play, without acting.
What part of speech is playreading?
Playreading is a noun.
What is the plural of playreading?
The plural of playreading is playreadings.

Words near playreading in the dictionary

  1. playpipes
  2. playplace
  3. playplaces
  4. playreader
  5. playreaders
  6. playreading
  7. playreadings
  8. playright
  9. playrights
  10. playroom
  11. playrooms

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