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understudies

understudies is the plural of understudy.

understudies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of understudy.

Meaning of understudy

Noun

understudy (plural understudies)

  1. A performer who understudies; a standby for a study.
    • For Wynne-Edwards, the role of the outcasts in the welfare of the group is to wait in the wings as understudies, ready to step into the shoes of any territory holder who dies on the main stage of group reproduction.1976, Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene, Kindle edition, OUP Oxford, published 2016, pages 153–154
    Synonyms:
    standby

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Questions about understudies

What is understudies the plural of?
Understudies is the plural of understudy.

Words near understudies in the dictionary

  1. understructured
  2. understructures
  3. understructuring
  4. understrung
  5. understudied
  6. understudies
  7. understudy
  8. understudying
  9. understuffed
  10. understyled
  11. undersubscribe

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