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dramatic present

dramatic present noun: the historical present tense.

Noun

dramatic present (uncountable)

  1. The historical present tense.

Questions about dramatic present

What does dramatic present mean?
Dramatic present means the historical present tense.
What part of speech is dramatic present?
Dramatic present is a noun.

Words near dramatic present in the dictionary

  1. dramatic beats
  2. dramatic ironies
  3. dramatic irony
  4. dramatic license
  5. Dramatic Prakrit
  6. dramatic present
  7. dramatic soprano
  8. dramatic structure
  9. dramatic structures
  10. dramatic unity
  11. dramatical

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