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one-acter
[ wuhn-ak-ter ]
/ ˈwʌnˈæk tər /
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noun Informal.
a short play consisting of one act.
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Also one-act [wuhn-akt]. /ˈwʌnˌækt/.
Origin of one-acter
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby one-acter
ondograph, on draft, on duty, one, one-a-cat, one-acter, one and all, one and only, one and the same, one another, one-armed bandit
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