MELODRAMA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

comedy (light and humorous drama with a happy ending)

Derivation:

melodramatic (characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected)

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