PUPPETRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does puppetry mean? 

• PUPPETRY (noun)
  The noun PUPPETRY has 2 senses:

1. the art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows

2. a stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets)

  Familiarity information: PUPPETRY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUPPETRY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("puppetry" is a kind of...):

art; artistry; prowess (a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("puppetry" is a kind of...):

dramatisation; dramatization (a dramatic representation)