transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈme-lə-ˌdrä-mə, -ˌdra- ]
noun
Etymology: modification of French mélodrame, from Greek melos song + French drame drama, from Late Latin drama
Date: 1802
1.
a. : a work (as a movie or play) characterized by extravagant theatricality and by the predominance of plot and physical action over characterization
b. : the genre of dramatic literature constituted by such works
2. : something resembling a melodrama especially in having a sensational or theatrical quality
• melo·dra·ma·tist ˌme-lə-ˈdra-mə-tist, -ˈdrä- noun