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swordplay en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sweordplega. By surface analysis, sword + play.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) fighting with a sword
    • His expertise at swordplay made his acting in the part of Hamlet very believable.

Forms

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swordplays Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (20)

ja 剣術 (fighting with a sword) · fr escrime (fighting with a sword) · gv cliweaght (fighting with a sword) · ru фехтова́ние (fighting with a sword) · cmn 劍術 /剑术 (fighting with a sword) · de Fechten (fighting with a sword) · fi miekkailu (fighting with a sword) · de Schwertkampf (fighting with a sword) · nb sverdkamp (fighting with a sword) · kk семсерлесу (fighting with a sword) · fr combat à l'épée (fighting with a sword) · bg фехто́вка (fighting with a sword) · pl szermierka (fighting with a sword) · da sværdkamp (fighting with a sword) · fa شمشیرزنی (fighting with a sword) · grc ξιφισμός (fighting with a sword) · sv svärdkamp (fighting with a sword) · ja フェンシング (fighting with a sword) · es esgrima (fighting with a sword) · ta வாள்வீச்சு (fighting with a sword)