- melodramatist
- noun see melodrama
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
melodramatist
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Melodramatist — Mel o*dram a*tist, n. One who acts in, or writes, melodramas. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
melodramatist — noun a) A writer of melodramas. b) An actor in melodramas … Wiktionary
melodramatist — melÉ™ dræmÉ™tɪst n. writer of melodramas … English contemporary dictionary
melodramatist — melo·dramatist … English syllables
melodramatist — “+ noun Etymology: melodrama + tist (as in dramatist) : a writer of melodramas … Useful english dictionary
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
melodrama — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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East Asian cinema — East Asian cinemaEast Asian cinema is a term used to refer to the film industry and films produced in and/or by natives of East Asia. It can be seen as a sub section of Asian cinema, which in turn is a sub section of world cinema, a catchall term … Wikipedia
