Subdrama
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A drama that makes up part of a larger drama.
"The whole of mid-life is a drama, but within the drama several subdramas move side by side. At times they dovetail; on other occasions the subdramas move at different speeds toward divergent objectives."
Example
More examples"The whole of mid-life is a drama, but within the drama several subdramas move side by side. At times they dovetail; on other occasions the subdramas move at different speeds toward divergent objectives."
Etymology
From sub- + drama.
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