MELODRAMA


Meaning of MELODRAMA in English

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

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