melodramat

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French mélodrame.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛ.lɔdˈra.mat/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -amat
  • Syllabification: me‧lod‧ra‧mat

Noun

melodramat m inan

  1. melodrama (literary genre)
    Synonym: melodrama
  2. melodrama (film genre)
    Synonym: melodrama
  3. (drama) melodrama (dramatic piece with musical accompaniment and melodeclamation, popular in Italy and France in the 17th and 18th centuries)
    Synonym: melodrama
  4. (colloquial, figurative) melodrama (any situation or action which is blown out of proportion)
    Synonym: melodrama

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • melodramatyczny
noun
  • melodramatyzm
verb
  • melodramatyzować impf
adverb
  • melodramatycznie
nouns

Further reading

  • melodramat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • melodramat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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