Etymology

psychodrama

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Today it means: A form of psychotherapy in which a patient acts a role in a context devised by a psychotherapist. Full definition →

English drama ← Late Latin drāma ← Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)
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  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  5. Ancient Greekδρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)
  6. Late Latindrāma
  7. Englishdrama
  8. English todaypsychodrama

From psycho- + drama.

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