How to pronounce “play-by-play”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• (US, sports) Describing a sports commentary in which a commentator describes every action in some detail as it occurs, often assisted by a second commentator who provides background information and other comments.
• [Noun]
• (US, sports) A detailed description or analysis of sporting events as they occur in succession, one play at a time.

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Similar Sounds

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