play back

/pleɪ bæk/
/pleɪ bæk/
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Other forms: played back; playing back; plays back

Definitions of play back
  1. verb
    reproduce (a recording) on a recorder
    “The lawyers played back the conversation to show that their client was innocent”
    synonyms: replay
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    type of:
    reproduce
    make a copy or equivalent of
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