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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