"dramatism" meaning in English

See dramatism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From the stem of Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) + -ism. Etymology templates: {{glossary|stem}} stem, {{suffix|en|grc:δρᾶμα|ism}} Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dramatism (uncountable)
  1. dramatic speech or writing Tags: uncountable Translations (dramatic speech or writing): dramatisme [masculine] (Catalan), dramatismo [masculine] (Portuguese), dramatismo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dramatism-en-noun-EuGrA8xZ Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'dramatic speech or writing': 99 1
  2. The analysis of language as a mode of action, rather than as the conveying of information. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-dramatism-en-noun-Aqturiui Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dramatistic
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