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dramaturgic

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dram⋅a⋅tur⋅gy

  [dram-uh-tur-jee, drah-muh-]
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–noun
the craft or the techniques of dramatic composition.
Origin:
1795–1805; < Gk drāmatourgía dramatic composition, equiv. to drāmaturg(ós) playwright + -ia -y 3 . See dramatic, -urgy

Related forms:
dram⋅a⋅tur⋅gic, dram⋅a⋅tur⋅gi⋅cal, adjective
dram⋅a⋅tur⋅gi⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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dram·a·tur·gy   (drām'ə-tûr'jē, drä'mə-)   
n.  The art of the theater, especially the writing of plays.
dram'a·tur'gic, dram'a·tur'gi·cal adj.
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