dramaturgy

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/ˈdɹæməˌtɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒi/

noun

The art of dramatic composition for the stage.

Similar
dramatic artdramaticstheatertheatre
OriginFrench dramaturgie ← Ancient Greek δραματουργός (dramatourgós) ← Proto-Hellenic *worgós →
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Meanings

noundramaturgy (usually uncountable, plural dramaturgies)

plural dramaturgies

  1. uncountableusuallyentertainmentThe art of dramatic composition for the stage.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe art of writing and producing plays

Similar
dramatic artdramaticstheatertheatre
Broader
communicationcommunicating
Also see
dramaticstheatertheatre

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  2. Ancient Greekδρᾶμα (drâma)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
  5. Proto-Hellenic*worgós
  6. Ancient Greekδραματουργός (dramatourgós)
  7. Frenchdramaturge
  8. Frenchdramaturgie
  9. Englishdramaturgy

Borrowed from French dramaturgie.

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Translations

Bulgarian драмату́ргия
  • драмату́ргия (dramatúrgija)art of dramaturgic composition
Catalan dramatúrgia
  • dramatúrgiaart of dramaturgic composition
Chinese Mandarin 演出法
  • 演出法 (yǎnchūfǎ)art of dramaturgic composition
Czech dramaturgie
  • dramaturgieart of dramaturgic composition
Danish dramaturgi
  • dramaturgiart of dramaturgic composition
Dutch dramaturgie
  • dramaturgieart of dramaturgic composition
Esperanto dramaturgio
  • dramaturgioart of dramaturgic composition
Estonian dramaturgia
  • dramaturgiaart of dramaturgic composition
Finnish dramaturgia, näytelmätiede
  • dramaturgiaart of dramaturgic composition
  • näytelmätiedeart of dramaturgic composition
French dramaturgie
  • dramaturgieart of dramaturgic composition
German Dramaturgie
  • Dramaturgieart of dramaturgic composition
Greek δραματουργία
  • δραματουργία (dramatourgía)art of dramaturgic composition
Hebrew מַחֲזָאוּת
  • מַחֲזָאוּת (makhaza'út)art of dramaturgic composition
Hungarian dramaturgia
  • dramaturgiaart of dramaturgic composition
Italian drammaturgia
  • drammaturgiaart of dramaturgic composition
Korean 극작법, 연출법
  • 극작법 (geukjakbeop)art of dramaturgic composition
  • 연출법 (yeonchulbeop)art of dramaturgic composition
Latvian dramaturģija
  • dramaturģijaart of dramaturgic composition
Lithuanian dramaturgija
  • dramaturgijaart of dramaturgic composition
Norwegian Bokmål dramaturgi
  • dramaturgiart of dramaturgic composition
Persian نمایشپردازی
  • نمایشپردازی (namâyeš-pardâzi)art of dramaturgic composition
Polish dramatopisarstwo, dramaturgia
  • dramatopisarstwoart of dramaturgic composition
  • dramaturgiaart of dramaturgic composition
Portuguese dramaturgia
  • dramaturgiaart of dramaturgic composition
Romanian dramaturgie
  • dramaturgieart of dramaturgic composition
Russian драматурги́я
  • драматурги́я (dramaturgíja)art of dramaturgic composition
Slovak dramaturgia
  • dramaturgiaart of dramaturgic composition
Spanish dramaturgia
  • dramaturgiaart of dramaturgic composition
Swedish dramaturgi
  • dramaturgiart of dramaturgic composition
Turkish dramaturji
  • dramaturjiart of dramaturgic composition
Ukrainian драматургі́я
  • драматургі́я (dramaturhíja)art of dramaturgic composition
Yiddish דראַמאַטורגיע
  • דראַמאַטורגיע (dramaturgye)art of dramaturgic composition
Cite this entry
APA

dramaturgy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramaturgy

MLA

“dramaturgy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramaturgy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dramaturgy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramaturgy.

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