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DRAMATIC WORK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.
Synonyms:
dramatic composition; dramatic work
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dramatic work" is a kind of...):
piece of writing; writing; written material (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect))
Meronyms (parts of "dramatic work"):
prologue (an introduction to a play)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dramatic work"):
drama; dramatic play; play (a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage)
act (a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet)
scene (a subdivision of an act of a play)
book; playscript; script (a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance)
Holonyms ("dramatic work" is a part of...):
dramatic art; dramatics; dramaturgy; theater; theatre (the art of writing and producing plays)
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