teledrama

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noun

A drama made for television.

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

nounteledrama (plural teledramas)

plural teledramas

  1. A drama made for television.

    Plays can be televised and have the same appeal as other teledramas.

    1950, Katharine Anne Ommanney, Pierce C. Ommanney, The stage and the school, page 461

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  5. Ancient Greekδρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)
  6. Late Latindrāma
  7. Englishdrama
  8. Englishteledrama

From tele- + drama.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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