dramaticule

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noun

An extremely short play.

OriginEnglish dramatic ← Latin drāmaticu ← Ancient Greek δρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós) →
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Meanings

noundramaticule (plural dramaticules)

plural dramaticules

  1. An extremely short play.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  2. Ancient Greekδρᾶμα (drâma)
  3. Ancient Greekδρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)
  4. Latindrāmaticu
  5. Englishdramatic
  6. Englishdramaticule

From dramatic + -ule, coined by Irish writer Samuel Beckett. Compare versicule.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

dramaticule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramaticule

MLA

“dramaticule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramaticule. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dramaticule,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramaticule.

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