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stage play

US/ˈsteɪd͡ʒˌpleɪ/

stage play noun: a play written to be performed on the stage.

Noun

stage play (plural stage plays)

  1. A play written to be performed on the stage.
    • A section will suddenly become a stage play, a comic-strip-style cartoon, a chat-show anecdote, or a lecture delivered in glorious style by Tilda Swinton in a shocking orange dress and a wig to match2021 July 12, Nicholas Barber, “The French Dispatch: Four stars for Wes Anderson's latest”, in BBC

Forms of stage play

pluralstage plays
alternative formstageplay

Origin of stage play

From stage + play.

Questions about stage play

What does stage play mean?
Stage play means a play written to be performed on the stage.
What part of speech is stage play?
Stage play is a noun.
How do you pronounce stage play?
Stage play is pronounced /ˈsteɪd͡ʒˌpleɪ/ (US).
What is the plural of stage play?
The plural of stage play is stage plays.

Words near stage play in the dictionary

  1. stage name
  2. stage names
  3. stage of the game
  4. stage plank
  5. stage planks
  6. stage play
  7. stage plays
  8. stage presence
  9. stage presences
  10. stage race
  11. stage races

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