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interplay
CIDE DICTIONARY
interplay, n.
Mutual action or influence; interaction; as, the interplay of affection. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
interplay, n.
1 reciprocal action.
2 the operation of two things on each other.
1 reciprocal action.
2 the operation of two things on each other.
THESAURUS
interplay
ESP, alternation, answer, battledore and shuttlecock, coact, coaction, commerce, communication, communion, commutation, complementary distribution, concurrence, congress, connection, contact, conversation, converse, cooperate, cooperation, correspondence, counterchange, cross fire, dealing, dealings, dovetail, engage, engagement, exchange, give-and-take, information, interact, interaction, interchange, intercommunication, intercommunion, intercourse, interlace, interlacing, intermesh, intermeshing, intermutation, intertwine, intertwining, interweave, interweaving, interwork, interworking, lex talionis, linguistic intercourse, measure for measure, mesh, meshing, message, mortise, mutual admiration, mutual support, mutual transfer, mutuality, permutation, quid pro quo, reciprocality, reciprocation, reciprocity, reply, response, retaliation, seesaw, social intercourse, something for something, speaking, speech, speech circuit, speech situation, talking, telepathy, tit for tat, touch, traffic, transposal, transposition, truck, two-way communicationFor further exploring for "interplay" in Webster Dictionary Online