dramatization — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act of dramatizing. The act of adapting a literary work for the theatre.

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2. The act of dramatizing. The act of presenting something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner.

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3. A version that has been dramatized.

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   This is a dramatization of life 1000 years ago.

Noun

1. conversion into dramatic form

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   dramatisation

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   writingauthorshipcompositionpenning

   Examples

   the play was a dramatization of a short story

2. a dramatic representation

   Synonyms

   dramatisation

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   representation