PLAYTIME

playtime, playday

(noun) time for play or diversion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

playtime (countable and uncountable, plural playtimes)

Time for play or diversion.

(UK) A time when children can play outside during the school day.

Synonyms: recess (US), breaktime, break

A duration of time when one is not as serious as they could be, especially in a conflict of sorts.

The duration of a recording.

The longest track on the album has a playtime of eight minutes.

Source: Wiktionary


Play"time`, n.

Definition: Time for play or diversion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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