English Explanatory Dictionary

Scottish play

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. William Shakespeare's play Macbeth.

Word forms

Scottish play the Scottish play

Etymology

The play is set in Scotland, and there is a theatrical superstition that speaking the actual name of the play inside a theatre will cause disaster.

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