MELODRAMA
melodrama
(noun) an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
melodrama (countable and uncountable, plural melodramas or melodramata)
(archaic, uncountable) A kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes.
(countable) A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks
(uncountable, figuratively, colloquial) Any situation or action which is blown out of proportion.
Source: Wiktionary
Mel`o*dra"ma, n. Etym: [F. mélodrame, fr. Gr.
Definition: Formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; as, the melodrama in the gravedigging scene of Beethoven's "Fidelio".
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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