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dramatization

dramatization noun: the act of adapting a literary work for the theatre.

Noun

dramatization (countable and uncountable, plural dramatizations)

  1. The act of adapting a literary work for the theatre.
  2. The act of presenting something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner.
  3. A version that has been dramatized.
    • This is a dramatization of life 1000 years ago.

Forms of dramatization

pluraldramatizations
alternative formdramatisation

Origin of dramatization

From dramatize + -ation.

Words formed from dramatization

Questions about dramatization

What does dramatization mean?
Dramatization means the act of adapting a literary work for the theatre.
What part of speech is dramatization?
Dramatization is a noun.
What is the plural of dramatization?
The plural of dramatization is dramatizations.

Words near dramatization in the dictionary

  1. dramatist
  2. dramatistic
  3. dramatistically
  4. dramatists
  5. dramatizable
  6. dramatization
  7. dramatizations
  8. dramatize
  9. dramatized
  10. dramatizer
  11. dramatizers

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