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    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United Statesplay

    Synonyms:

    AAVE; African American English; African American Vernacular English; Black English; Black English Vernacular; Black Vernacular; Black Vernacular English; Ebonics

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("Ebonics" is a kind of...):

    American; American English; American language (the English language as used in the United States)

    Domain member usage:

    gangsta ((Black English) a member of a youth gang)

    Domain usage:

    colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

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