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photodrama

[ foh-tuh-drah-muh, -dram-uh ]
/ ˈfoʊ təˌdrɑ mə, -ˌdræm ə /
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noun
photoplay.
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Origin of photodrama

First recorded in 1915–20; photo- + drama

OTHER WORDS FROM photodrama

pho·to·dra·mat·ic [foh-toh-druh-mat-ik], /ˌfoʊ toʊ drəˈmæt ɪk/, adjectivepho·to·dram·a·tist [foh-tuh-dram-uh-tist, -drah-muh-], /ˌfoʊ təˈdræm ə tɪst, -ˈdrɑ mə-/, noun

Words nearby photodrama

photodegradable, photodetector, photodiode, photodisintegration, photodissociation, photodrama, photoduplicate, photodynamic, photodynamics, photoelasticity, photoelectric
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Words related to photodrama

cinema, feature film, flick, talkie, cine, cinematics, cinematograph, film, flicker, movie, moving picture, photoplay, picture, picture show, silver screen, talking picture, videotape

How to use photodrama in a sentence

  • He believed they were not common in the photodrama, still one might be found.

    Merton of the Movies|Harry Leon Wilson

  • The room appeared to contain a miscellaneous collection of articles needed in the ruder sort of photodrama.

    Merton of the Movies|Harry Leon Wilson

  • Yet this appeared to be one of the unavoidable penalties incurred by those who engaged in the art of photodrama.

    Merton of the Movies|Harry Leon Wilson
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