docudrama
[ dok-yuh-drah-muh, -dram-uh ]
/ ˈdɒk yəˌdrɑ mə, -ˌdræm ə /
noun Television.
a fictionalized drama based primarily on actual events.
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Origin of docudrama
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-/, nounWords nearby docudrama
doctorspeak, doctrinaire, doctrinal, doctrine, doctrine of descent, docudrama, document, documentalist, documentarian, documentary, documentation
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Example sentences from the Web for docudrama
Over the phone, she tells me how NYC Prep was sold to her and her similarly privileged peers as a docudrama.
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British Dictionary definitions for docudrama
docudrama
/ (ˈdɒkjʊˌdrɑːmə) /
noun
a film or television programme based on true events, presented in a dramatized form
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