playbill

play·bill

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pley-bil]
- /ˈpleɪˌbɪl/
- /ˈpleɪ.bɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pley-bil]
- /ˈpleɪˌbɪl/

Definitions of playbill word

noun playbill a program or announcement of a play. 1
noun playbill theatrical poster advertising a play 1
noun playbill a poster or bill advertising a play 0
noun playbill the programme of a play 0
noun playbill a poster or circular advertising a play 0
noun playbill a program of a play, listing the cast, staff, etc. 0

See all 6 definitions of playbill

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Origin of playbill

First appearance:

before 1665

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1665-75; play + bill1

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Parts of speech for Playbill

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Playbill

playbill popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for playbill

noun playbill

affiche — a poster or advertisement, esp one drawn by an artist, as for the opening of an exhibition
bill — A bill is a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services.
listings — Plural form of listing.

All 3 Synonyms of playbill