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straight plays

straight plays is the plural of straight play.

Meaning of straight play

Noun

straight play (plural straight plays)

  1. A play that is not a musical
    • It is unthinkable for a straight play to enjoy a life span like those of the blockbuster musicals or to earn such astronomical grosses.2004, Steven Adler, On Broadway: Art and Commerce on the Great White Way, SIU Press, →ISBN, page 221

Questions about straight plays

What is straight plays the plural of?
Straight plays is the plural of straight play.

Words near straight plays in the dictionary

  1. straight peen hammer
  2. straight peen hammers
  3. straight piano
  4. straight pianos
  5. straight play
  6. straight plays
  7. straight poker
  8. straight pool
  9. straight pride
  10. straight pull
  11. straight pulls

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