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costume dramas

costume dramas is the plural of costume drama.

Meaning of costume drama

Noun

costume drama (plural costume dramas)

  1. A period piece featuring elaborate costumes which capture the atmosphere of the portrayed era.
    • From the works of Jane Austen and novels including Waugh's Brideshead Revisited (1945), D H Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928), Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love (1945), Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca (1938), and Ian McEwan's Atonement (2001) to costume dramas such as Downton Abbey and...2023 November 13, Rosalind Jana, “Saltburn and the bizarre life of Britain's stately homes”, in BBC

Questions about costume dramas

What is costume dramas the plural of?
Costume dramas is the plural of costume drama.

Words near costume dramas in the dictionary

  1. costules
  2. costumal
  3. costume
  4. costume change
  5. costume drama
  6. costume dramas
  7. costume jewelery
  8. costume jewelleries
  9. costume jewellery
  10. costume jewelries
  11. costume jewelry

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