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Interaction vs Interplay - What's the difference?

interaction | interplay |

As nouns the difference between interaction and interplay

is that interaction is the situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another to produce a new effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence while interplay is interaction.

As a verb interplay is

to interact.

interaction

English

(wikipedia interaction)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another to produce a new effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.
    • Be aware of interactions between different medications.
  • A conversation or exchange between people.
    • I enjoyed the interaction with a bunch of like-minded people.

    Derived terms

    * interactionless

    Related terms

    * interact * interactive

    interplay

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • interaction
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=Septembe 24 , author=Ben Dirs , title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Shortly after Cueto completed a hat-trick in the space of 11 minutes, diving over in the left-hand corner once again after more clinical interplay between backs and forwards.}}

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to interact

    • Anagrams

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