Meanings
- pluralrareplural of melodrama
Unfortunately, the show veers into melodramata when a soused Penny expresses second thoughts to Raj about dumping Leonard.
2011 May 20th, Adam H. Kerman, rec.arts.tv, “The Big Bang Theory ‘The Roomate Transmogrification’ (spoilers)”, Message ID1 more example
At the Tobyhanna depot, before he left, Festa turned to Chief Deputy Marshal Scheu and cried. “If I get sent away, you gotta watch Rose for me.” Scheu did not and would not believe that this display was simply melodramata.
1984, Michael Harold Brown, Marked to Die, page 293
Origin
A plural form of melodrama formed on the pattern of dramata; representing a supposed Ancient Greek etymon of the form *μελοδρᾱ́ματα (melodrā́mata), from the extant roots μέλος (mélos) and δράματα (drámata) (drāmata; the nominative plural form of δρᾶμα (drâma), drāma).
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