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- [muh-ral-i-tee, maw- pley]
- /məˈræl ɪ ti, mɔ- pleɪ/
- /məˈræl.ə.ti pleɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muh-ral-i-tee, maw- pley]
- /məˈræl ɪ ti, mɔ- pleɪ/
Definitions of morality play words
- noun morality play an allegorical form of the drama current from the 14th to 16th centuries and employing such personified abstractions as Virtue, Vice, Greed, Gluttony, etc. 1
- noun morality play a type of drama written between the 14th and 16th centuries concerned with the conflict between personified virtues and vices 0
- noun morality play any of a class of allegorical dramas of the 15th and 16th cent., the characters of which personify abstractions, as Everyman, Vice, Virtue, etc. 0
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Origin of morality play
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30
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Parts of speech for Morality play
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
morality play popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
morality play usage trend in Literature
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