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Period of play   /pˈɪriəd əv pleɪ/   Listen
Period of play

noun
1.
(in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds.  Synonyms: play, playing period.






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... 0. | | | |The youngsters from the west bank of the Upper | |Hudson were triumphant in their twentieth annual | |battle with the midshipmen from Annapolis by two | |touchdowns and their concomitant goals, one in the | |first period of play, the other in the third. The | |count of games now stands ten for the Army, nine for| |the Navy, and one tie. | | | |President Wilson, in a topper that got wet, and with| |a beaming face that was sprinkled with mist and | |raindrops, watched the fight and stayed ...
— News Writing - The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories • M. Lyle Spencer



Words linked to "Period of play" :   final period, amount, inning, period, second period, game, frame, quantity, hole, golf hole, over, quarter, measure, chukker, playing period, athletic game, bout, first period, turn, chukka, half, round, set, play



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