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melodrama

[ mel-uh-drah-muh, -dram-uh ]

noun

  1. a dramatic form that does not observe the laws of cause and effect and that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action at the expense of characterization.
  2. melodramatic behavior or events.
  3. (in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries) a romantic dramatic composition with music interspersed.


melodrama

/ ˈmɛləˌdrɑːmə; ˌmɛlədrəˈmætɪk; ˌmɛləˈdræmətɪst /

noun

  1. a play, film, etc, characterized by extravagant action and emotion
  2. (formerly) a romantic drama characterized by sensational incident, music, and song
  3. overdramatic emotion or behaviour
  4. a poem or part of a play or opera spoken to a musical accompaniment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

melodrama

  1. A play or film in which the plot is often sensational and the characters may display exaggerated emotion.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌǻˈپ, noun:plural
  • melodramatist, noun
  • ˌǻˈپ, adverb
  • melodramatic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ····پ [mel-, uh, -, dram, -, uh, -tist, -, drah, -m, uh, -], noun
  • i·o·m noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of melodrama1

1800–10; < French éǻ, equivalent to é- (< Greek éDz song) + drame drama
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of melodrama1

C19: from French éǻ, from Greek melos song + drame drama
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