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dramatic performance |
dramatic play |
dramatic production |
dramatic work |
dramatically |
dramatics
| dramatis personae
| dramatisation
| dramatise
| dramatist
| dramatization
dramatics
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dramatics has 2 senses
- dramatics(n = noun.act) Array - participation in theatrical productions as an extracurricular activity; Array is a kind of extracurricular activity
- dramatics(n = noun.communication) dramatic art, dramaturgy, theater, theatre - the art of writing and producing plays; Array is a kind of communicating, communication
has particulars: stage
has parts: dramatic composition, dramatic work
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dramatics, n.pl. (often treated as sing.)
1 the production and performance of plays.
2 exaggerated or showy behaviour.
1 the production and performance of plays.
2 exaggerated or showy behaviour.
THESAURUS
dramatics
Thespian art, amateur theatricals, blazon, bravura, brilliancy, daring, dash, demonstration, display, dramatic art, dramatic form, dramatic irony, dramatic stroke, dramatic structure, dramaticism, dramatism, dramaturgy, eclat, etalage, exhibition, exhibitionism, false front, fanfaronade, figure, flair, flaunt, flaunting, flourish, histrionics, histrionism, manifestation, melodramatics, pageant, pageantry, parade, play construction, sensationalism, sham, show, showing-off, spectacle, splash, splurge, staginess, theatricalism, theatricality, theatricals, theatricism, theatrics, vaunt
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