Meaning of MELODRAMATIC
| Pronunciation: | | `meludru'matik
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- [adj] having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama; "a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea"
- [adj] characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose"
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| | Synonyms: | | dramatic, histrionic, theatrical |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mel`o*dra*mat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. m['e]lodramatique.]
Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a
melodrama; unnatural in situation or action. --
{Mel`o*dra*mat"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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