Dramatics

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The art of acting and stagecraft. plural, singular

    "By providing opportunities, time, and props, teachers can help children achieve the theatre standards of participating in sociodramatic playgroups and taking on roles of others in creative dramatics."

  2. 2
    participation in theatrical productions as an extracurricular activity wordnet
  3. 3
    Dramatic behaviour. plural, singular
  4. 4
    the art of writing and producing plays wordnet

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dramaturgyhistrionicsamateur theatricalsblazonbravurabrilliancy

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"We got hooked on it, the excitement, the dramatics and the whole thing."

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