BYPLAY

business, stage business, byplay

(noun) incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; “his business with the cane was hilarious”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

byplay (countable and uncountable, plural byplays)

(theatre) Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action.

Any action, by supporting actor.

Source: Wiktionary


By"play, n.

Definition: Action carried on aside, and commonly in dumb show, while the main action proceeds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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