Meaning
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Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.
Synonyms
acting profession
and singing together
any theatrical action
dramatic representation
transacting business
playing in a theatre
dramatic exhibition
substractional
ability
dramatic performance
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæk.tɪŋ/
Etymology
From the verb act.
New
act
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- Something done, a deed.
- (obsolete) Actuality.
- Something done once and for all, as distinguished from a work.
- A product of a legislative body, a statute.
- The process of doing something.
- A formal or official record of something done.
- A division of a theatrical performance.
- A performer or performers in a show.
- Any organized activity.
- A display of behaviour.
- A display of behaviour.
- A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.
- Ellipsis of act of parliament.
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