dramatic_play (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *dramatic play*:
NOUN	communication	dramatic play, play, drama	a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

English > *dramatic play*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.
Synonyms	play, drama
Category	drama	The literary genre of works intended for the theater
Parts	act	A subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
Parts	stage direction	An instruction written as part of the script of a play
Narrower	Grand Guignol	A play of a macabre or horrific nature
	Passion play	A play representing the Passion of Christ
	miracle play	A medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr / martyr
	morality play	An allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries
	mystery play	A medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ
	playlet	A short / short play
	satyr play	An ancient Greek burlesque with a chorus of satyrs
	theater of the absurd	Plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life, usually to show that modern life is pointless
Broader	dramatic composition, dramatic work	A play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.
Spanish	drama, obra teatral
Catalan	drama

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