puppet play
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- /ˈpʌpɪt pleɪ/
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- They decided to host a puppet play in the backyard, using hand-made puppets to tell a fun story.
Examples
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But even the simple-minded spectators at the puppet play recognize that Busy’s attack is predicated on a glaring and fundamental misunderstanding.
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Shortly after the puppet play begins, Busy interrupts the drama and attacks the puppets with a fervent rehearsal of commonplace arguments against the players.
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What makes the puppet play so unique is Jonson's ability to encapsulate decades of theatrical debate and add to it his own definitive statement.
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Thus, two kids and two puppets engage in a four-way collaboration on the improvisation of simple puppet plays.
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The puppet play exposes to ridicule those who misunderstand or seek to misrepresent the fundamental nature of dramatic art.
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The light at 13,000 feet is so thin that the Andean mountains around the lake have an eerie, insubstantial quality: cardboard cut-outs in a puppet play.
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The children laughed and clapped during the lively puppet play that brought their favorite characters to life.
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At the community center, a puppet play about friendship entertained the kids during the festival.
Synonyms
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A performance using puppets to tell a story to people
How Elaborate
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning ('a dramatic performance using puppets') is directly and compositionally derived from 'puppet' (a small figure manipulated by hand or strings) modifying 'play' (a staged dramatic work). This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern (type of play), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Puppet play comes from old shows where small figures called puppets are moved by strings or a person's hand to act out a story, and the word play means a short drama. That's why 'puppet play' means 'a drama performed by puppets'.