"melodrame" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: melodrames [plural]
Etymology: French mélodrame Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|mélodrame}} French mélodrame Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} melodrame (countable and uncountable, plural melodrames)
  1. Obsolete form of melodrama. Tags: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Alternative form of: melodrama
    Sense id: en-melodrame-en-noun-vYgivR4d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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