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   play-act

   /ˈpleɪakt/

   verb

   • 1. engage in pretence in order to trick someone or gain an advantage: "I am a professional and I would never play-act to get someone sent off"
   • 2. act in a play: "they don costumes and play-act on stage in the town's unoccupied theatre"
   • ▪ act (a scene, role, etc.): "they were play-acting a western duel"

   Derivatives

   • 1. play-actor noun

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   What is act@play?

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   What is a one act play?

   • A one-act play is a play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions.

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   The meaning of PLAYACT is act out. Recent Examples on the Web Today, Margaret would be playacting her own massacre in active shooter drills at school. — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 1 May 2023 Trump’s modus, as ever, was to playact; his game has always been improv.