Etymology

microdrama

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Today it means: A filming style characterized by close-up camera work focusing on the reactions of a single character. Full definition →

English drama ← Late Latin drāma ← Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  6. Ancient Greekδρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)
  7. Late Latindrāma
  8. Englishdrama
  9. English todaymicrodrama

From micro- + drama.

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