action, gestures, etc. going on aside from the main action or conversation, as in a play
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byplay
also by-play
noun
Secondary action or speech taking place while the main action proceeds, as during a theatrical performance.
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Noun
(plural byplays)
- (theater) Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action.
Origin
by- + play
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