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DRAMATICS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Participation in theatrical productions as an extracurricular activity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

extracurricular activity (educational activities not falling within the scope of the regular curriculum)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The art of writing and producing plays

Synonyms:

dramatic art; dramatics; dramaturgy; theater; theatre

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

communicating; communication (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information)

Meronyms (parts of "dramatics"):

dramatic composition; dramatic work (a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.)

Domain member category:

downstage (at or toward the front of the stage)

upstage (at or toward the rear of the stage)

underact; underplay (act (a role) with great restraint)

ham; ham it up; overact; overplay (exaggerate one's acting)

co-star (be the co-star in a performance)

appear (appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.)

star (be the star in a performance)

support (play a subordinate role to (another performer))

enter (come on stage)

stooge (act as the stooge)

act; play; playact; roleplay (perform on a stage or theater)

booking clerk; ticket agent (someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel accommodations))

place; seat (a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane))

flies ((theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains))

dramatic irony ((theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play)

house; theater; theatre (a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented)

closed-circuit television (a television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater))

amphitheater; amphitheatre (a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater))

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

stage (the theater as a profession (usually 'the stage'))

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