docudrama

[ dok-yuh-drah-muh, -dram-uh ]
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nounTelevision.
  1. a fictionalized drama based primarily on actual events.

Origin of docudrama

1
First recorded in 1960–65; docu(mentary) + drama

Other words from docudrama

  • doc·u·dram·a·tist [dok-yuh-dram-uh-tist, -drah-muh-], /ˈdɒk yəˌdræm ə tɪst, -ˌdrɑ mə-/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for docudrama

docudrama

/ (ˈdɒkjʊˌdrɑːmə) /


noun
  1. a film or television programme based on true events, presented in a dramatized form

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