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Meaning of "playlet" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PLAYLET

playlet  [ˈpleɪlɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLAYLET

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Playlet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PLAYLET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

playlet

Play (theatre)

A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. Plays are performed at a variety of levels, from Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theater, to Community theatre, as well a University or school productions. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed or read. The term "play" can refer to both the written works of playwrights and to their complete theatrical performance.

Definition of playlet in the English dictionary

The definition of playlet in the dictionary is a short play.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLAYLET


billet
ˈbɪlɪt
dinoflagellate
ˌdaɪnəʊˈflædʒɪlɪt
distillate
ˈdɪstɪlɪt
eyelet
ˈaɪlɪt
filet
ˈfɪlɪt
fillet
ˈfɪlɪt
gillet
ˈdʒɪlɪt
islet
ˈaɪlɪt
millet
ˈmɪlɪt
Millett
ˈmɪlɪt
pistillate
ˈpɪstɪlɪt
quillet
ˈkwɪlɪt
raylet
ˈreɪlɪt
rillet
ˈrɪlɪt
skillet
ˈskɪlɪt
smilet
ˈsmaɪlɪt
stylet
ˈstaɪlɪt
toilet
ˈtɔɪlɪt
twilit
ˈtwaɪlɪt
willet
ˈwɪlɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLAYLET

playgoer
playgoing
playground
playgroup
playhouse
playing
playing card
playing field
playleader
playless
playlist
playmaker
playmaking
playmate
playpen
playroom
playschool
playsome
PlayStation
playsuit

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLAYLET

ballet
booklet
bracelet
bullet
cabriolet
chalet
factory outlet
gilet
Hospitalet
inlet
let
outlet
pallet
scarlet
servlet
tablet
ultraviolet
valet
violet
wallet

Synonyms and antonyms of playlet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «playlet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLAYLET

Find out the translation of playlet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of playlet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «playlet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

短剧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obrita
570 millions of speakers

English

playlet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

playlet
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

playlet
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

playlet
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

playlet
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নাটিকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

saynète
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Playlet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

playlet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

playlet
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

playlet
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Playlet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

playlet
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறு நாடகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्लेलेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kısa oyun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

breve dramma o commedia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

playlet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

playlet
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

playlet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

playlet
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toneelstuk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

playlet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

playlet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of playlet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLAYLET»

The term «playlet» is regularly used and occupies the 94.414 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLAYLET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «playlet» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «playlet» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about playlet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLAYLET»

Discover the use of playlet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to playlet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Meet a secretary: a playlet
"With this playlet, I have tried to pass on reception skills greatly needed in modern offices ... through a different medium.
Kofi A. Adamper, 1985
2
The purpose: a playlet of Ekalavya
Playlet about Ekalavya, character from Mahabharata.
Ṭī. Pi Kailāsaṃ, 1966
3
Hamlet, Protestantism, and the Mourning of Contingency: Not ...
Before, his awareness of his “heavy burden,” his guilty conscience, was merely a mournful acknowledgement of what he knows is his unchangeable lot, and the same holds true for his reaction to the playlet. Even if the quality of his guilt had ...
John E. Curran Jr, 2013
4
Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States
Philadelphia in 1936 of the script prepared by you of a playlet or vaudeville sketch entitled "So What." The circumstances on which you base your claim are stated in your affidavit of July 2, 1936, as follows : On Friday, March 6th, 1936 — Your ...
‎1939
5
Shakespeare's World of Death: The Early Tragedies
Their love story becomes an unannounced play- within-a-play. The lovers refuse to suppress their love in their family roles; rather, they fulfil their roles as lovers in their own love drama. This playlet is a world within a world. There is a constant ...
Richard Courtney, 1995
6
The Terrible Tattoo Parlor: A Playlet in One Act
Linda and Julie, two twelve year olds, delight in calling strangers on the phone and then terrifying them by breathing heavily and chewing ice cubes in their ears.
Mary Chase, 1981
7
The Depression Dilemmas of Rural Iowa, 1929-1933
Rather than the formal program in which many farm women might feel slighted because of a lack of higher education as compared to their professional home demonstration agents and agendas, the locally written and produced playlet ...
Lisa L. Ossian, 2012
8
Improvisation in a Ritual Context: The Music of Cantonese Opera
However, except on the main festival day, some troupes perform the simplified version of the Birthday Greeting and Offering of a Son by actors of secondary roles before each of the main operatic items in the afternoons; often the playlet lasts ...
Shouren Chen, 1991
9
Cupid's Trick; a Valentine Playlet
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Preston Gibson, 2010
10
Shakespeare’s Dramatic Transactions
At Hamlet's furthest illusionistic recess lies an embedded playlet which captures, in small, the discrepant awareness and the gradation in illusionistic depth characteristic of the play. There are indeed many degrees of awareness here, and ...
Michael Mooney, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLAYLET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term playlet is used in the context of the following news items.
1
It's not so easy to stage a play
On the second day of the 20th State-level comedy playlet competition of Sumadhura Kalaniketan, three playlets were staged at Tummalapalli ... «The Hans India, Jul 15»
2
A fresh look at Huck
At 14, he got caught dancing naked by two anonymous girls as he rehearsed for his part as “bear” in a playlet to be performed at one of his ... «Wichita Eagle, Jul 15»
3
Veteran stage artiste Lakshmi felicitated
The second day of the three-day comedy playlet competition organised by the city-based cultural outfit Sumadhura Kala Niketan saw three ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
Love and longing
Director and playwright Koritala Prabhakar Rao took up this abstract aspect of love as the focal point for his engaging playlet Prema entha ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
5
Competition of comedy playlets from tomorrow
The committee said that an all-women playlet named 'My name is Seethalu' by Delhi-based Lalita Kala Samithi will add to the list of highlights. «Times of India, Jul 15»
6
Sumadhura Kalaniketan playlet contest from tomorrow
Sumadhura Kalaniketan will organise the 20th State-level comedy playlet competition at Tummalapalli Kalakshetram in the city from July 24 to ... «The Hans India, Jul 15»
7
Roy Andersson's Latest Out-of-Time Comedy Is a Light in the Dark
That scene, the bravura playlet at the center of A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, builds to greater strangeness still over its ten ... «New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Jun 15»
8
July 4th fireworks shows and events in the South Bay and Harbor …
... Thomas Jefferson and John Adams at the International Printing Museum's Fourth of July patriotic playlet, “The Confounding Brothers. «The Daily Breeze, Jun 15»
9
Bandelero the Bandit: JM Barrie's lost play
Thanks to a collaborative project between Scottish Youth Theatre and the Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust, Barrie's comic playlet was given an ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
10
Playlet with a message
The playlet Rendu Nissabdala Madhya (Between two silences) presented by Kala Manjari of Vijayawada at Gokaraju Laila Gangaraju Kala ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Playlet [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/playlet>. May 2024 ».
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