Play and Short story

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Play noun - Activity engaged in to amuse oneself.

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Short story and play are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short story" instead a noun "Play".

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

Short story noun - A work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel.

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Play and short story are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Play" instead a noun phrase "Short story".

Center: VamanosThe Wonderful Ice Cream Suit is a 1998 comedy film adaptation of the short story and play by Ray Bradbury.

Source: Film / The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
His short story and play The Letter were twice adapted into Hollywood dramas.

Source: Creator / W. Somerset Maugham
Leonard's case rests entirely on circumstantial evidence, and his acquittal relies on the testimony of his cold and calculating German wife, Christine Vole (her first name is Romaine in the short story and play), who is the only person who can provide an alibi.

Source: Film / Witness for the Prosecution

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