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noun Etymology: modification of French melodrame, 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 works 2. something resembling a ~ especially in having a sensational or theatrical quality • ~tist noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a sensational dramatic piece with crude appeals to the emotions and usu. a happy ending. 2 the genre of drama of this type. 3 language, behaviour, or an occurrence suggestive of this. 4 hist. a play with songs interspersed and with orchestral music accompanying the action. Derivatives melodramatic adj. melodramatically adv. melodramatist n. melodramatize v.tr. (also -ise). Etymology: earlier melodrame f. F m{eacute}lodrame f. Gk melos music + F drame DRAMA ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ n 1 a story or play with many sudden exciting events, and very good or bad characters, who show feelings that are too strong or simple to seem real 2 a situation in which people behave with too much emotion and excitement (Let's not make a melodrama out of this little problem.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1802, from Fr. mйlodrame, from Gk. melos "song" (see melody) + Fr. drame "drama" (see drama). Originally a stage-play in which songs were interspersed and music accompanied the action. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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