melodrama
/ˈmelədˌɹɒmə/MEH-luh-dro-muh
/ˈmɛlədˌɹɑmə/MEH-luh-drah-muh
Meaningsong drama
Common meaning: a sensational, overwrought play
- meloda song, tuneLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1675 · scan
- ramaaction, deed (Greek drama)
Journey through time
- Greekμέλος‘a song, tune’
- Frenchmélodramesource
- Englishmelodrama‘a sensational, overwrought play’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek μέλος ‘a song, tune’.
Roots
- μέλος Greek “a song, tune”
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