noun
(in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
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rain stopped play in the 4th inning
• Syn: ↑playing period, ↑play
• Topics: ↑game
• Part Holonyms: ↑athletic game
• Part Meronyms:
↑chukker, ↑chukka, ↑inning, ↑frame, ↑turn, ↑bout, ↑round, ↑first period, ↑second period, ↑final period, ↑half, ↑period, ↑quarter, ↑over
Useful english dictionary. 2012.