Meanings
nounperiod drama (plural period dramas)
plural period dramas
- A work of the screen that evokes a particular historical period.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 古裝劇 /古装剧, 古裝片 /古装片
- 古裝劇 /古装剧 (gǔzhuāngjù)historical work
- 古裝片 /古装片 (gǔzhuāngpiàn)historical work
German historischer Film
- historischer Filmhistorical work
Japanese 時代劇, 大河ドラマ
- 時代劇 (jidaigeki)historical work
- 大河ドラマ (Taiga dorama)historical work
Korean 사극, 시대극
- 사극 (sageuk)historical work
- 시대극 (sidaegeuk)historical work
- 역사극 (yeoksageuk)historical work
- 대하(大河)드라마 (daehadeurama)historical work
Vietnamese phim lịch sử, phim cổ trang
- phim lịch sửhistorical work
- phim cổ tranghistorical work
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with period drama
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APA
period drama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/period%20drama
MLA
“period drama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/period%20drama. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “period drama,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/period%20drama.
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