docudrama

noun
/ˈdɒkjʊˌdɹɑːmə/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-der. Proto-Italic *dokeō Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Latin documentumbor. French document Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusder. French -aire French documentairebor. English documentary Ancient Greek δρᾰ́ω (drắō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Late Latin drāmabor. English drama blend English docudrama Blend of documentary + drama.

  1. derived from drāmabor
  2. derived from *deḱ-der

Definitions

  1. A type of drama (a film, a television show, or a play) that combines elements of…

    A type of drama (a film, a television show, or a play) that combines elements of documentary and drama, to some extent showing real events and to some extent using actors performing recreations of documented events.

    • “Docudrama” is by its nature a confusing genre—neither fish nor fowl, and thus lacking either taste or substance.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for docudrama. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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