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pleye

Pronunciation: /ˈplæi̯(ə)/

“pleye” is a Middle English word. Its 14 meanings in English:

noun

  1. Happiness, mirth, jolliness, or gaiety.
  2. Youthful play or fun-making.
  3. Festiveness, cavorting, rowdiness.
  4. A codified entertainment activity; a game, especially one representing war.
  5. A play (an acted stage production)
  6. A musical performance; the playing of music
  7. The recital of a narrative or tale.
  8. A gag or prank; a comedic performance, quip or line.
  9. An underhanded or misleading act; a con or illusion.
  10. Foreplay, sexual entertainment, intercourse.
  11. A move or deed; an action or plan.
  12. An event or happening; something that occurs.
  13. War; a battle, fight or conflict.
  14. Seething, reaching of the boiling point.

Etymology

From Old English plega, from Proto-West Germanic *plegō.

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