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playlet

American  
[play-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

Rapid-fire dialogue is slowed down by face-the-audience soliloquies, and the playlet focusses on the alchemy of relationships.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 15, 2019

She and Smith turn the double-edged duet “You Must Meet My Wife” into a veritable Noel Coward playlet.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2017

Wallingford shook his head, refusing even to speculate on the duties of the four named actors in the playlet.

From Young Wallingford by George Randolph Chester

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