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Scottish play

Scottish play proper noun: william Shakespeare's play Macbeth.

Proper noun

the Scottish play

  1. William Shakespeare's play Macbeth.

Origin of Scottish play

The play is set in Scotland, and there is a theatrical superstition that speaking the actual name of the play inside a theatre will cause disaster.

Questions about Scottish play

What does Scottish play mean?
Scottish play means william Shakespeare's play Macbeth.
What part of speech is Scottish play?
Scottish play is a proper noun.

Words near Scottish play in the dictionary

  1. Scottish Gaelic
  2. Scottish laburnum
  3. Scottish law
  4. Scottish pint
  5. Scottish pints
  6. Scottish play
  7. Scottish Rite
  8. Scottish sonnet
  9. Scottish sonnets
  10. Scottish terrier
  11. Scottish terriers

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