Playday

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A day devoted to play or fun.

    "July 28 1728, Jonathan Swift, My Lady's Lamentation and Complaint against the Dean To ease a poor lady, And beg her a playday. So may you be seen No more in the spleen!"

  2. 2
    time for play or diversion wordnet

Example

More examples

"July 28 1728, Jonathan Swift, My Lady's Lamentation and Complaint against the Dean To ease a poor lady, And beg her a playday. So may you be seen No more in the spleen!"

Etymology

From play + day.

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