Meanings
nounstage play (plural stage plays)
plural stage plays · alternative stageplay
- A play written to be performed on the stage.
A section will suddenly become a stage play, a comic-strip-style cartoon, a chat-show anecdote, or a lecture delivered in glorious style by Tilda Swinton in a shocking orange dress and a wig to match
2021 July 12, Nicholas Barber, “The French Dispatch: Four stars for Wes Anderson's latest”, in BBC
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 舞臺劇 /舞台剧
- 舞臺劇 /舞台剧 (wǔtáijù)play written to be a performed on the stage
Finnish teatterinäytelmä, näytelmä
- teatterinäytelmäplay written to be a performed on the stage
- näytelmäplay written to be a performed on the stage
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“stage play.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stage%20play. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stage play,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stage%20play.
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