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play-by-playA detailed commentary describing each event as it happens during a sports game or other live event

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A detailed commentary describing each event as it happens during a sports game or other live event

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpleɪ baɪ pleɪ/

Korean meaning: 스포츠 경기나 실시간 이벤트에서 일어나는 모든 상황을 상세히 중계하는 실황 해설

Korean pronunciation: **플레이** 바이 **플레이**

Example Sentences

  • My mom demanded a play-by-play of my disastrous first date, including why I came home with my shirt inside out.
  • The sports commentator's play-by-play made even a boring baseball game sound exciting.
  • He gave us a hilarious play-by-play of how he accidentally walked into the wrong wedding ceremony.

play-by-play

NOUN

//ˈpleɪ baɪ pleɪ//

A detailed commentary describing each event as it happens during a sports game or other live event

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💡 Concept

A detailed commentary describing each event as it happens during a sports game or other live event

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🎵 Rhyme

Day-by-day learning the way-to-play makes perfect play-by-play!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈpleɪ baɪ pleɪ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈpleɪ baɪ pleɪ/

🌳Etymology

Rootplay

Origin

스포츠 중계에서 나온 표현으로, '플레이마다(play by play)' 즉 경기의 모든 동작을 하나하나 설명한다는 의미에서 유래되었습니다. 1930년대 라디오 스포츠 중계가 인기를 끌면서 널리 사용되기 시작했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

day-by-dayway-to-playstay-and-play
day-by-day
way-to-play
stay-and-play

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom demanded a play-by-play of my disastrous first date, including why I came home with my shirt inside out.

The sports commentator's play-by-play made even a boring baseball game sound exciting.

😄 Fun example

He gave us a hilarious play-by-play of how he accidentally walked into the wrong wedding ceremony.

The news anchor provided a play-by-play analysis of the election results as they came in.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

commentarynarrationblow-by-blowrunning commentarylive coverage

Antonyms

summaryoverviewhighlights

Related

broadcastannouncercommentarylivedetailedsports