interplay

English

Etymology

inter- +‎ play

Noun

interplay (plural interplays)

1. Interaction; reciprocal relationship.
   • 2011 September 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Shortly after Cueto completed a hat-trick in the space of 11 minutes, diving over in the left-hand corner once again after more clinical interplay between backs and forwards.

   • 2018 July 3, Ian Sample, “Routine DNA tests will put NHS at the 'forefront of medicine'”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     Beyond its aim to bring patients the most effective treatments faster, the service is expected to generate a wealth of data on the interplay between DNA, health and lifestyles, which will become a powerful tool for research into cancer and other diseases.

Translations

Interaction

• Bulgarian: взаимодействие (bg) n (vzaimodejstvie)

• Danish: samspil n
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Swedish: samspel (sv) n

Verb

interplay (third-person singular simple present interplays, present participle interplaying, simple past and past participle interplayed)

1. to interact

References

• Joe Miller (2018 January 24) “Davos jargon: A crime against the English language?”, in BBC News‎^[3], BBC

Anagrams

• painterly, party line