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subdrama

subdrama noun: a drama that makes up part of a larger drama.

Noun

subdrama (plural subdramas)

  1. A drama that makes up part of a larger drama.
    • The whole of mid-life is a drama, but within the drama several subdramas move side by side. At times they dovetail; on other occasions the subdramas move at different speeds toward divergent objectives.1987, Gordon MacDonald, Rediscovering Yourself, page 22

Forms of subdrama

pluralsubdramas

Origin of subdrama

From sub- + drama.

Questions about subdrama

What does subdrama mean?
Subdrama means a drama that makes up part of a larger drama.
What part of speech is subdrama?
Subdrama is a noun.
What is the plural of subdrama?
The plural of subdrama is subdramas.

Words near subdrama in the dictionary

  1. subdrainage
  2. subdrainages
  3. subdrained
  4. subdraining
  5. subdrains
  6. subdrama
  7. subdramas
  8. subdramatic
  9. subdrawing
  10. subdrawings
  11. subdrill

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