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puppet play

noun as in puppet show

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It is a semi-puppet play in which there are dancing automatons to an accompaniment of rhythmic lines in place of music.

The puppet play was used as a means of burlesquing the legitimate theater and drama.

They talked in syllogisms and formulas; their laughter was bitter, and all their learning seemed like a puppet play.

After the Devil comes Punch, who in the puppet play destroys him.

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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to puppet play, such as: puppetry, marionettes, and punch and judy show.

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