Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

playception

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: play-cep-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A play that portrays actors staging a play or features an internal play; a play-within-a-play.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Playception: Each actor must portray a character playing another character."
""[title of show]" tells the story about two guys writing a play about two guys who are writing a play. You get a play-ception sort of feel watching this performance."
"“It's playception,” junior Isabel Leiva described, explaining the premise of the play. With an endless list of costumes, props, and characters, and a play-within-a-play, the complexity of the show has proven to be a big challenge for the cast and crew."

Etymology

From play + -ception.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: play

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

playceptions (plural) play-ception (alternative)

Questions

What does playception mean?: A play that portrays actors staging a play or features an internal play; a play-within-a-play.
Where does playception come from?: From play + -ception.

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