"dramatics" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dramatics [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|dramatics}} dramatics (countable and uncountable, plural dramatics)
  1. (used with a singular or plural verb) The art of acting and stagecraft. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the art of acting and stagecraft): драматургия (dramaturgija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), histriōnia [feminine] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-dramatics-en-noun-aWnRlsgZ Disambiguation of 'the art of acting and stagecraft': 99 1
  2. (used with a singular or plural verb) Dramatic behaviour. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: histrionics
    Sense id: en-dramatics-en-noun-ZW3ZqTnF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 12 88

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