nondrama

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noun

Works that are not dramas.

“The channel boosted its nondrama broadcasting by commissioning more cookery shows.”

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

nounnondrama (uncountable)
  1. uncountableWorks that are not dramas.
adjectivenondrama (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot of or pertaining to dramatic works.

    The channel boosted its nondrama broadcasting by commissioning more cookery shows.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  15. Ancient Greekδρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)
  16. Late Latindrāma
  17. Englishdrama
  18. Englishnondrama

From non- + drama.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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