protodramatic

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adjective

Of or relating to primitive art forms representing an early form of drama.

OriginEnglish dramatic ← Latin drāmaticu ← Ancient Greek δρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectiveprotodramatic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to primitive art forms representing an early form of drama.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Ancient Greekπρῶτος (prôtos)
  6. Ancient Greekπρωτο- (prōto-)
  7. Englishproto-
  8. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  9. Ancient Greekδρᾶμα (drâma)
  10. Ancient Greekδρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)
  11. Latindrāmaticu
  12. Englishdramatic
  13. Englishprotodramatic

From proto- + dramatic.

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APA

protodramatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protodramatic

MLA

“protodramatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protodramatic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protodramatic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protodramatic.

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