"radio drama" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹeɪdiˌəʊ dɹɑːmə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹeɪdiˌoʊ dɹɑmə/ [General-American] Forms: radio dramas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} radio drama (usually uncountable, plural radio dramas)
  1. Dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Broadcasting, Radio Synonyms: audio play, audio theater, dramatized audiobook, radio play, radio theater Translations (acoustic performance): hoorspel [neuter] (Dutch), luisterspel [neuter] (Dutch), radiodrama [neuter] (Dutch), kuunnelma (Finnish), théâtre radiophonique [feminine] (French), Hörspiel [neuter] (German), rádiójáték (Hungarian), hangjáték (Hungarian), radiodramma (Italian), radiodrammaturgia [feminine] (Italian), hørespill (Norwegian), słuchowisko (Polish), radionovela [feminine] (Portuguese), radioteatro (Spanish), radioteater [common-gender] (Swedish), radyo tiyatrosu (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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