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playlet

American  
[pley-lit] / ˈpleɪ lɪt /

noun

  1. a short play.


playlet British  
/ ˈpleɪlɪt /

noun

  1. a short play

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of playlet

First recorded in 1880–85; play + -let

Example Sentences

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The novelty of a concrete pier was celebrated in a September 1909 gala opening, with a playlet starring Queen Santa Monica and Rex Neptune.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2024

In her review of the 1978 production, Times theater critic Sylvie Drake identifies “Fam and Yam” as the weak link in “Albee Directs Albee,” calling the playlet “the slenderest of self-jibes” and a “threadbare spoof.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 7, 2022

The choice is out of character, the daughter reports in Cataluna’s affecting playlet, because “Her mind was trained to obey.”

From Washington Post Oct. 21, 2022

“We’re these two bug-eyed kids who’ve been told to stick to the conductor like glue,” Lethem said, “and he spotted us, day after day, watching this little playlet go on.”

From The New Yorker Mar. 20, 2017

My quaint New England spinster is gone and with her all the point of my playlet.

From Jane Journeys On by Ruth Comfort Mitchell

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