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melodrama

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melodramas

Main Entry:: melo·dra·ma
Pronunciation:: \ˈme-lə-ˌdrä-mə, -ˌdra-\
Function:: 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 works2: something resembling a melodrama especially in having a sensational or theatrical quality

— melo·dra·ma·tist

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\ˌme-lə-ˈdra-mə-tist, -ˈdrä-\ noun

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