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PLAYBILL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does playbill mean?
• PLAYBILL (noun)
The noun PLAYBILL has 1 sense:
1. a theatrical program
Familiarity information: PLAYBILL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A theatrical program
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
he couldn't find her name on the playbill
Hypernyms ("playbill" is a kind of...):
bill (a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare))
program; programme (an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event)
Context examples
"A gloomy wood," according to the one playbill, was represented by a few shrubs in pots, green baize on the floor, and a cave in the distance.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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