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Definition of play-by-play noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

play-by-play

noun

/ˌpleɪ baɪ ˈpleɪ/

/ˌpleɪ baɪ ˈpleɪ/

[usually singular] (North American English)

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a report on what is happening in a sports game, given as the game is being played

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