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dram·a·tur·gy

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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 -y³. See dramatic, -urgy

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—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 Audio Help (drām'ə-tûr'jē, drä'mə-) Pronunciation Key
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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dramaturgy

"composition and production of plays, 1801, from Fr. dramaturge (1688), introduced by poet Jean Chapelain (1595-1674), from Gk. dramatourgia, from drama (gen. dramatos) + ergos "worker."

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dramaturgy
noun
the art of writing and producing plays

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Dramaturgy

Dram"a*tur`gy\, n. [Gr. ? dramatic composition; ? drama + a root akin to E. work: cf. F. dramaturgie.] The art of dramatic composition and representation.

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