playlet

noun

play·​let ˈplā-lət How to pronounce playlet (audio)
Synonyms of playletnext
: a short play

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The novelty of a concrete pier was celebrated in a September 1909 gala opening, with a playlet starring Queen Santa Monica and Rex Neptune. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024 The playlets each have from one to three actors in them and are each inspired by, but not about, a different painting. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2024 The chance to do more of it presented itself during the pandemic, when Monahon worked on virtual playlets for the 24 Hour Plays. Rhoda Feng, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023 Shaffer had seen in Pushkin’s playlet the rudiments of a grand spectacle, framed, like so many of his plays, as a duel between two men of different generations. Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books, 22 Dec. 2022

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First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of playlet was in 1884

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“Playlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playlet. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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playlet

noun
play·​let ˈplā-lət How to pronounce playlet (audio)
: a short play

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