- a dramatic form that does not observe the laws of cause and effect and that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action at the expense of characterization.
- melodramatic behavior or events.
- (in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries) a romantic dramatic composition with music interspersed.
- a play, film, etc, characterized by extravagant action and emotion
- (formerly) a romantic drama characterized by sensational incident, music, and song
- overdramatic emotion or behaviour
- a poem or part of a play or opera spoken to a musical accompaniment
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