mainpiece
/ˈmeɪnpis/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The primary play or other work performed at an evening's entertainment at the theatre, as opposed to smaller introductory or additional works.
Example Sentences
- "A typical evening at the principal Dublin theatres could extend over five or six hours and consisted of a mainpiece, frequently with a prologue and epilogue, followed by one, and occasionally two, afterpieces."
- "Drury Lane and Covent Garden put on mainly spoken plays; the all-sung operas staged there were usually afterpieces in English, though operas with spoken dialogue also appeared among the mainpieces in various guises, including ballad opera and burletta."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
mainpieces (plural)
main-piece (alternative)