dramatic play
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1. a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage (noun.communication)
hyponym | : | grand guignol, |
definition | : | a play of a macabre or horrific nature (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | theater of the absurd, |
definition | : | plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life, usually to show that modern life is pointless (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | playlet, |
definition | : | a short play (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | miracle play, |
definition | : | a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | morality play, |
definition | : | an allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries; characters personified virtues and vices (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | mystery play, |
definition | : | a medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | passion play, |
definition | : | a play representing the Passion of Christ (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | satyr play, |
definition | : | an ancient Greek burlesque with a chorus of satyrs (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | stage direction, |
definition | : | an instruction written as part of the script of a play (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | act, |
definition | : | a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet (noun.communication) |
domain category | : | drama, |
definition | : | the literary genre of works intended for the theater (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | playlet, |
definition | : | a short play (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | dramatise, dramatize, |
definition | : | represent something in a dramatic manner (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | play, |
definition | : | perform on a certain location (verb.creation) |
derivation | : | play, |
definition | : | be performed or presented for public viewing (verb.creation) |
derivation | : | dramatic, |
definition | : | pertaining to or characteristic of drama (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | playlet, |
definition | : | a short play (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | dramatise, dramatize, |
definition | : | represent something in a dramatic manner (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | play, |
definition | : | perform on a certain location (verb.creation) |
derivation | : | play, |
definition | : | be performed or presented for public viewing (verb.creation) |
derivation | : | dramatic, |
definition | : | pertaining to or characteristic of drama (adj.pert) |
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