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MELODRAMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("melodrama" is a kind of...):
comedy (light and humorous drama with a happy ending)
Derivation:
melodramatic (characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected)
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