plural acters
: a play that has a specified number of acts
—used in combination
Arthur Miller's two one-acters, presented under the collective title "Danger: Memory!" at the Mitzi E. Newhouse, don't amount to much.—
Edith Oliver, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 1987
Edith Oliver, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 1987a two-acter
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“Acter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acter. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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