A dramatic or theatrical performance staged before an audience; an acted representation of an action or story; (now also) a drama broadcast on…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] (289) playeOE A dramatic or theatrical performance staged before an audience; an acted representation of an action or story; (now also) a drama broadcast on… joyc1440 Isolated obsolete uses. A stage-play. sportc1475 A theatrical performance; a show, play, or interlude. Obsolete. historya1509 A drama representing historical events; a historical play, esp. one originally performed for the Elizabethan or Jacobean stage; cf. comedy, n.1 2, tr… drama?1521 A composition in prose or verse, adapted to be acted upon a stage, in which a story is related by means of dialogue and action, and is represented… stage playa1535 A dramatic performance; also, a dramatic composition adapted for representation on the stage. (Cf. play, n. 17.) gameplay1560 A stage play. Obsolete. show1565 A dramatic or theatrical performance, esp. (since the mid 19th cent.) one that includes singing, dancing, or comedy; spec. a musical. Also more… device1598 Something devised or fancifully invented for dramatic representation; ‘a mask played by private persons,’ or the like. archaic or Obsolete. piece1616 The product or result of an art, craft, etc. Cf. sense 1c. A dramatic work, a play. Also in extended use, esp. in the villain of the piece. auto1670 Chiefly in Spanish and Portuguese contexts: a play with a religious or moral subject. action1679 A theatrical performance, a play. Obsolete. rare. natak1826 A play or other dramatic work. Also as a mass noun: drama or dramatic art. speakie1921 A stage play in contrast to a (silent) film; rarely, = talkie, n. Usually plural. Subcategories:— collectively (1) — as literary composition (3) — a tragedy (6) — a tragi-comedy (6) — a comedy (27) — a melodrama (7) — mystery or miracle play (11) — morality play (4) — other types of play (78) — Japanese (3) — Indian (2) — series of dramas (5) — specific play (1) — repertoire (3) — act of a play (2) — scene (15) — situation in a play (3) — beginning of play (2) — end of play (2) — prelude or prologue (5) — epilogue (1) — interlude (16) — play within a play (1) — performance before or after play (5) — musical interlude between acts of play (2) — other parts of play (5) — parts of ancient Greek play (9) — plot (17) — words spoken by actors (19) — word spoken by prompter (1) — action as distinct from dialogue (6) — setting or locality of play (4) — rate of progression, speed of action, etc. (1) — qualities of play (2) |
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