one-act

noun

A one-acter

Meanings

nounone-act (plural one-acts)

plural one-acts

  1. A one-acter

    Out of Bounds, a one-act by Mariah Burton Nelson […], takes place in a locker room after the big game.

    1986 December 21, Monica Hileman, “Lesbian Scripts Debut in the Footlights”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 23, page 12
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “one-act,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-act.

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