monodrama
[ mon-uh-drah-muh, -dram-uh ]
/ ˈmɒn əˌdrɑ mə, -ˌdræm ə /
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noun
a dramatic piece for only one performer.
Nearby words
monodiplopia, monodisperse, monodist, monodomous, monodont, monodrama, monodramatic, monody, monoecious, monoeciously, monoester
Related formsmon·o·dra·mat·ic [mon-uh-druh-mat-ik] /ˌmɒn ə drəˈmæt ɪk/, adjectivemon·o·dram·a·tist, noun
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Examples from the Web for monodrama
It is a pity that he could not see his "monodrama" at the Lyceum in 1880.
Ellen Terry and Her Sisters|T. Edgar PembertonA new Kammersymphonie and a monodrama "Erwartung" remain unpublished.
Musical Portraits|Paul RosenfeldThe 'Prometheus' is done—but the monodrama is where it was—and the novel, not at all.
The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846|Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett BarrettThe form of a monodrama was unfamiliar to the public and has difficulties of its own.
Victorian Worthies|George Henry Blore
British Dictionary definitions for monodrama
monodrama
/ (ˈmɒnəʊˌdrɑːmə) /
noun
a play or other dramatic piece for a single performer
Derived Formsmonodramatic, adjective
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