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   Mel·o·dra·ma

   /ˈmeləˌdrämə/

   

   noun

   • 1. a sensational dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and exciting events intended to appeal to the emotions: "he gloated like a villain in a Victorian melodrama"
   • ▪ the genre of melodrama: "he abandoned melodrama for realism"
   • ▪ language, behavior, or events that resemble melodrama: "what little is known of his early life is cloaked in melodrama"
   • 2. a play interspersed with songs and orchestral music accompanying the action. historical

   Word Origin late 18th century: from Italian melodramma, from Greek melos ‘music’ + Italian dramma ‘drama’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. melodramatist noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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