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DRAMATIZATION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dramatic representation

Synonyms:

dramatisation; dramatization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

representation (an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent)

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

guerrilla theater; street theater (dramatization of a social issue; enacted outside in a park or on the street)

puppetry (a stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets))

Derivation:

dramatize (represent something in a dramatic manner)

dramatize (put into dramatic form)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Conversion into dramatic form

Example:

the play was a dramatization of a short story

Synonyms:

dramatisation; dramatization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

authorship; composition; penning; writing (the act of creating written works)

Derivation:

dramatize (put into dramatic form)

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