byplay

== English == === Alternative forms === by-play === Etymology === From by- +‎ play. === Pronunciation === === Noun === byplay (countable and uncountable, plural byplays) (theater) Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action. Any action, by supporting actor. ==== Translations ==== === References === “byplay”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.