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Noun: one-act play
  1. A short play consisting of one act
    "The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of drama: in ancient Greece, Cyclops, a satyr play by Euripides, is an early example";
    - one-acter

Derived forms: one-act plays

Type of: playlet

Encyclopedia: One-act play