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dramality

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek δρᾰ́ω (drắō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Late Latin drāmabor. English drama Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin reālis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Medieval Latin reālitāslbor. French réalitéder. English reality blend English dramality Blend of drama + reality. Coined by Survivor creator Mark Burnett in 2000.

  1. derived from reālis
  2. derived from reālitās
  3. derived from realité
  4. derived from réalité
  5. compounded as dramality — “drama + reality”

Definitions

  1. A genre of television programming that blends reality TV with elements of drama.

    • Minnie had come up with the brilliant idea of spoofing a dramality show of Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, and Lindsay Lohan doing "hard time" in a primadonna version of prison, complete with diamond-studded ankle cuffs.

  2. A television program of this genre.

    • Yet neither thinks dramalities signal an end to either scripted or traditional reality TV.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA