Usually means: Theatrical storytelling using silhouette figures.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word shadow play:

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  1. shadow play: Merriam-Webster
  2. shadow play: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. shadow play: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. shadow play: Collins English Dictionary
  5. shadow play: Vocabulary.com
  6. shadow-play: Wordnik
  7. shadow play: Wiktionary
  8. shadow play: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. shadow play: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. shadow play: Dictionary.com
  11. Shadow Play (Stargate SG-1), Shadow Play (film), Shadow Play (horse), Shadow Play (play), Shadow play, The Shadow Play: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. shadow play: Rhymezone
  13. shadow play: FreeDictionary.org
  14. shadow play: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. shadow play: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See shadow_plays as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (shadow play)

noun:  (hand games) An ancient form of storytelling and entertainment using opaque, often articulated figures in front of an illuminated backdrop to create the illusion of moving images.
noun:  A play of this form.

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