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in⋅ter⋅play

  [n. in-ter-pley; v. in-ter-pley, in-ter-pley]
Use interplay in a Sentence
–noun
1. reciprocal relationship, action, or influence: the interplay of plot and character.
–verb (used without object)
2. to exert influence on each other.
Origin:
1860–65; inter- + play
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in·ter·play   (ĭn'tər-plā')   
n.  Reciprocal action and reaction; interaction.
intr.v.   in·ter·played, in·ter·play·ing, in·ter·plays
To act or react on each other; interact.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

interplay 
1862, from inter- + play. "Reciprocal play," thus "free interaction."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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