monodrama

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noun

A play in the form of a monologue

OriginEnglish drama ← Late Latin drāma ← Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă) →
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Meanings

nounmonodrama (plural monodramas)

plural monodramas

  1. entertainmentA play in the form of a monologue

    The Dicapo Opera Theater presents the world premiere of “Lily,” a monodrama composed and performed by the mezzo-soprano Audrey Babcock[…]

    2009 January 16, “Classical and Opera Listings”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  7. Ancient Greekδρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)
  8. Late Latindrāma
  9. Englishdrama
  10. Englishmonodrama

From mono- + drama.

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Translations

Czech monodrama
  • monodramaa play in the form of a monologue
Korean 일인극
  • 일인극 (irin'geuk)a play in the form of a monologue
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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