dramatic play

dramatic play
noun
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
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he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway

Syn: ↑play, ↑drama
Derivationally related forms: ↑dramatic (for: ↑drama), ↑dramatist (for: ↑drama), ↑dramatize (for: ↑drama), ↑dramatise (for: ↑drama), ↑playlet (for: ↑play), ↑play (for: ↑play)
Topics: ↑drama
Hypernyms: ↑dramatic composition, ↑dramatic work
Hyponyms:
Part Meronyms: ↑stage direction, ↑act

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