English noun: playbook |
1. | playbook (communication) a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an American football team) |
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| Broader (hypernym) | notebook |
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2. | playbook (communication) a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays |
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| Samples | The 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene.
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| Broader (hypernym) | book |
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3. | playbook (cognition) a scheme or set of strategies for conducting a business campaign or a political campaign |
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| Samples | They borrowed a page from the playbook of the opposition.
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| Broader (hypernym) | scheme, strategy |
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