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melodrama

/'mɛlə,drɑmə/

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noun
an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
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comedy

Definition that contains melodrama

melodramatic having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama
heroics ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct
dame daphne du maurier English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989)
melodramatically as in a melodrama
daphne du maurier English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989)
penny dreadful a melodramatic paperback novel
dime novel a melodramatic paperback novel
du maurier English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989)