playbook

play·book

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pley-boo k]
- /ˈpleɪˌbʊk/
- /ˈpleɪbʊk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pley-boo k]
- /ˈpleɪˌbʊk/

Definitions of playbook word

noun playbook (in Elizabethan drama) the script of a play, used by the actors as an acting text. 1
noun playbook a book containing the scripts of one or more plays. 1
noun playbook Football. a notebook containing descriptions of all the plays and strategies used by a team, often accompanied by diagrams, issued to players for them to study and memorize before the season begins. 1
noun playbook Informal. any plan or set of strategies, as for outlining a campaign in business or politics. 1
noun playbook book of theatrical scripts 1
noun playbook notebook of football team's plays 1

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Origin of playbook

First appearance:

before 1525

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1525-35; play + book

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Parts of speech for Playbook

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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playbook popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for playbook

noun playbook

libretto — the text or words of an opera or similar extended musical composition.
lines — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.

All 2 Synonyms of playbook