Definitions for dramatizationˌdræm ə təˈzeɪ ʃən, ˌdrɑ mə-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

dram•a•ti•za•tionˌdræm ə təˈzeɪ ʃən, ˌdrɑ mə-(n.)

  1. the act of dramatizing.

    Category: Showbiz

  2. a dramatized version of a novel, event, etc.

    Category: Showbiz, Literature

Origin of dramatization:

1790–1800

Princeton's WordNet

  1. dramatization, dramatisation(noun)

    conversion into dramatic form

    "the play was a dramatization of a short story"

  2. dramatization, dramatisation(noun)

    a dramatic representation

Wiktionary

  1. dramatization(Noun)

    The act of dramatizing.

  2. dramatization(Noun)

    A version that has been dramatized.

    This is a dramatization of life 1000 years ago.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dramatization(noun)

    act of dramatizing


Translations for dramatization

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

dramatization(noun)

to make real events seem like things that happen in a play

She dramatizes everything so!

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