interplay
pronunciation
How to pronounce interplay in British English:
UK [ˈɪntəpleɪ]
How to pronounce interplay in American English:
US [ˈɪntərpleɪ]
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- Noun:
- reciprocal action and reaction
Word Origin
- interplay (n.)
- 1862, from inter- + play. "Reciprocal play," thus "free interaction."
Example
- 1. Markets are driven by the interplay of greed and fear .
- 2. The interplay between slack and inflation is at the heart of that decision .
- 3. The interplay between international negotiations and the senate 's deliberations is delicate .
- 4. Bubbles occur only intermittently but the interplay between markets and regulators is ongoing .
- 5. The real climate results from an incredibly complex interplay between natural variation and the increasingly important human influence .