Definition of melodramas Melodramas

/mɛˈlʌdɹɑˌmʌz/ - [meludramuz] -

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What does melodramas mean?

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  • melodramas (Noun)
    Plural of melodrama.

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Noun

Plural: melodramas

melodrama - an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
  comedy light and humorous drama with a happy ending
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  • melodrama (Noun)
    A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; as, the melodrama in the grave digging scene of Beethoven's "Fidelio".
  • melodrama (Noun)
    Any situation or action which is blown out of proportion.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • melodrama (n.)
    Formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; as, the melodrama in the gravedigging scene of Beethoven's "Fidelio".

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  • Melodrama is a portmanteau word, formed by combining the words "melody" from the Greek "melōidía", meaning "song") and "drama". Melodrama is a Victorian style play with very simple characters: a villan, hero and heroine (which usually ends happy). In English, it is called a musical. Musicals are very popular among the people of the United States.

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