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PLAYBOOK
playbook
(noun) a scheme or set of strategies for conducting a business campaign or a political campaign; “they borrowed a page from the playbook of the opposition”
playbook
(noun) a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays; “the 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene”
playbook
(noun) a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an American football team)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
playbook (plural playbooks)
A book containing the text of a play or plays.
A book of games and amusements for children.
(US, American football) A book of strategies (plays) for use in American football.
(by extension) A set of commonly employed tactics and strategies.
Source: Wiktionary
Play"book`, n.
Definition: A book of dramatic compositions; a book of the play. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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