DRAME

Meaning of DRAME in English

ˈdräm, -ȧm noun

( -s )

Etymology: French (also, drama), from Late Latin drama — more at drama

: tragicomedy 1a

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

DRAME BOURGEOIS — type of play that enjoyed brief popularity in France in the late 18th century. Written for and about the middle …
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MELODRAMA — noun Etymology: modification of French mélodrame, from Greek melos song + French drame drama, from Late Latin drama Date: 1802 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DRAM — I. ˈdram, -aa(ə)m noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English drame, dragme, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French …
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MELODRAMA — ˈmelə+ˌ- noun Etymology: modification (influenced by drama ) of French mélodrame, from mélo- melo- (I) + drame drama, from Late …
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DRACHM — ˈdram, -aa(ə)m noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin drachma ) of Middle English dragme, drame — more …
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MELODRAMA — — melodramatist /mel'euh dram"euh tist, -drah"meuh-/ , n. /mel"euh drah'meuh, -dram'euh/ , n. 1. a dramatic form that does not …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MELODRAMA — noun Etymology: modification of French mélodrame, from Greek melos song + French drame drama, from Late Latin drama Date: 1802 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MELODRAMA — ■ noun 1》 a sensational dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and exciting events. ↘behaviour or events resembling ~. 2》 historical …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MELODRAMA — [melo.dra.ma] n [modif. of F melodrame, fr. Gk melos song + F drame drama, fr. LL drama] (1809) 1 a: …
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COMEDIE LARMOYANTE — (French: tearful comedy), 18th-century genre of French sentimental drama, which formed a bridge between the decaying tradition of aristocratic Neoclassical …
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VERLAINE, PAUL
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RILKE, RAINER MARIA
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PREVERT, JACQUES(-HENRI-MARIE) — born Feb. 4, 1900, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Fr. died April 11, 1977, Omonville-la-Petite French poet who composed ballads of social hope and …
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MERCIER, LOUIS-SBASTIEN — born June 6, 1740, Paris, France died April 25, 1814, Paris one of the first French writers of drame bourgeois …
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GLATIGNY, ALBERT-ALEXANDRE — born May 21, 1839, Lillebonne, France died April 16, 1873, Svres in full Joseph-Albert-Alexandre Glatigny French poet of the Parnassian …
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CARN, MARCEL — born Aug. 18, 1906, Paris, France died Oct. 31, 1996, Clamart, near Paris motion-picture director noted for the poetic realism …
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BEAUFRE, ANDR — born Jan. 25, 1902, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France died Feb. 13, 1975, Belgrade, Yugos. French military strategist, an exponent of an independent …
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BARRAULT, JEAN-LOUIS — born Sept. 8, 1910, Le Vsinet, France died Jan. 22, 1994, Paris French actor, director, and producer whose work with …
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APPIA, ADOLPHE — born Sept. 1, 1862, Geneva, Switz. died Feb. 29, 1928, Nyon Swiss stage designer whose theories, especially on the interpretive …
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MELODRAMA — / ˈmelədrɑːmə; NAmE / noun [ U , C ] 1. a story, play or novel that is full of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAM — / dræm; NAmE / noun (especially ScotE ) a small amount of an alcoholic drink, especially whisky •• WORD ORIGIN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MELODRAMA — mel ‧ o ‧ dra ‧ ma /ˈmelədrɑːmə $ -drɑːmə, -dræmə/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRAM — dram /dræm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: drame or Late Latin dragma …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MELODRAMA — n. 1 a sensational dramatic piece with crude appeals to the emotions and usu. a happy ending. 2 the genre …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRAM — n. 1 a small drink of spirits. 2 = DRACHM. [ME f. OF drame or med.L drama, dragma: cf. DRACHM]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MELODRAMA — n. 1 a sensational dramatic piece with crude appeals to the emotions and usu. a happy ending. 2 the genre …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRAM — n. 1 a small drink of spirits. 2 = DRACHM. [ ME f. OF drame or med.L drama, dragma: cf. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MELODRAMA — n.1 a sensational dramatic piece with crude appeals to the emotions and usu. a happy ending. 2 the genre of …
Oxford English vocab
DRAM — n.1 a small drink of spirits. 2 DRACHM. Etymology: ME f. OF drame or med.L drama, dragma: cf. DRACHM
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