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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

shad′ow play′,

Show Businessa show in which shadows of puppets, flat figures, or live actors are projected onto a lighted screen.

Also called shadowgraph, shad′ow pan′tomime, shad′ow show′, shad′ow the′ater.

1890–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

shadow play n

a theatrical entertainment using shadows thrown by puppets or actors onto a lighted screen

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