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Byplay

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action. countable, uncountable

    "[...] there had been some amusing byplay with the enginemen as to what might be expected to happen if the engines failed to behave themselves properly."

  2. 2
    incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect wordnet
  3. 3
    Any action, by supporting actor. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From by- + play.

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