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playtime|ˈpleɪtaɪm|
[f. play n. + time n.]
1. A time for play or recreation.
1661Cowley Prop. Adv. Exp. Philos., School, Upon Festivals and Play-times they should exercise themselves in the Fields by..Mustering and Training after the manner of Soldiers. 1844Mrs. Browning Cry of Children i, They are weeping in the playtime of the others. 1874Burnand My Time iv. 37, I had come to the end of my play-time.
2. The time for the performance of a play. Also, the time during which a play is being performed.
1616B. Jonson Epicœne iv. ii, in Wks. 572 Who will..inuite vs to the cock-pit, and kisse our hands all the play⁓time? 1749Smollett tr. Le Sage's Gil Blas IV. xii. i. 179, I waited impatiently for play-time, that I might go to the theatre. 1809Malkin Gil Blas xii. i. ⁋5, I waited with impatience for play-time. |