Play
nounid
103921·updated May 16, 2026“Play” is retired. It does not tag in any document, it is excluded from the anchor pack, and it does not hold its lemma — so another term can take it.
deprecated
the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
polysemous
Attested in
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
No variants recorded
This term has no surface-form variants in the lexicon yet, so it tags only its canonical form.
Framework definitions
- §1
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- §2
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- §3
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- §4
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- §5
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- §6
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- §7
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- §8
- an attempt to get something
- §9
- utilization or exercise
- §10
- movement or space for movement
- §11
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- §12
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- §13
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- §14
- a weak and tremulous light
- §15
- the removal of constraints
- §16
- a state in which action is feasible
- §17
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
Outgoing relationships
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This term is not the subject of any RDF-style relationship yet.
Incoming relationships
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No other term currently asserts a relationship to this one.