Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

playlet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
playlet
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short play (dramatic work).

Etymology

Etymology tree English play Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English playlet From play + -let.

Inflected Forms

playlets (plural)

Synonyms

playette

Questions

What does playlet mean?
A short play (dramatic work).
Where does playlet come from?
Etymology tree English play Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English playlet From play + -let.

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