- mel|o|dram|a|tist
- mel|o|dram|a|tist «MEHL uh DRAM uh tihst, -DRAH muh-», noun.a writer of melodrama.
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melodrama — mel•o•dra•ma [[t]ˈmɛl əˌdrɑ mə, ˌdræm ə[/t]] n. pl. mas 1) sbz lit. a dramatic form that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action over characterization 2) melodramatic behavior or events 3) sbz mad lit. (in the 17th–early 19th centuries) … From formal English to slang
melodrama — melodramatist /mel euh dram euh tist, drah meuh /, n. /mel euh drah meuh, dram euh/, n. 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… … Universalium
Melodramatist — Mel o*dram a*tist, n. One who acts in, or writes, melodramas. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… … English syllables
melodrama — [mel′ō drä΄mə, mel′ōdram΄ə; mel′ədrä΄mə, mel′ədram΄ə] n. [altered (by assoc. with DRAMA) < Fr mélodrame < Gr melos, a song + Fr drame < LL: see DRAMA] 1. Historical a sensational or romantic stage play with interspersed songs and an… … English World dictionary
