English Dictionary

DRAMATIC WORK

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does dramatic work mean? 

DRAMATIC WORK (noun)
  The noun DRAMATIC WORK has 1 sense:

1. a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.play

  Familiarity information: DRAMATIC WORK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DRAMATIC WORK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

dramatic composition; dramatic work

Hypernyms ("dramatic work" is a kind of...):

piece of writing; writing; written material (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect))

Meronyms (parts of "dramatic work"):

prologue (an introduction to a play)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dramatic work"):

drama; dramatic play; play (a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage)

act (a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet)

scene (a subdivision of an act of a play)

book; playscript; script (a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance)

Holonyms ("dramatic work" is a part of...):

dramatic art; dramatics; dramaturgy; theater; theatre (the art of writing and producing plays)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going." (English proverb)

"Patience is bitter, but it has a sweet fruit." (Afghanistan proverb)



"Think before acting and whilst acting still think." (Dutch proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact