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swordplay

swordplay noun: fighting with a sword.

Noun

swordplay (usually uncountable, plural swordplays)

  1. (usually) fighting with a sword
    • His expertise at swordplay made his acting in the part of Hamlet very believable.

swordplay meaning in Tamil and Persian

swordplay in Tamil

fighting with a sword
வாள்வீச்சு vāḷvīccu

swordplay in Persian

fighting with a sword
شمشیرزنی šamširzani

Forms of swordplay

pluralswordplays

Origin of swordplay

Inherited from Old English sweordplega. By surface analysis, sword + play.

Questions about swordplay

What does swordplay mean?
Swordplay means fighting with a sword.
What is swordplay in Tamil?
Swordplay in Tamil is வாள்வீச்சு (vāḷvīccu). See Swordplay meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is swordplay?
Swordplay is a noun.
What is the plural of swordplay?
The plural of swordplay is swordplays.

Words near swordplay in the dictionary

  1. swordmasters
  2. swordmen
  3. swordmistress
  4. swordmistresses
  5. swordography
  6. swordplay
  7. swordplayer
  8. swordplayers
  9. swordplays
  10. swordpoint
  11. swordpoints

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