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docudrama
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doc·u·dra·ma  (dky-dräm, -drm)
n.
A television or movie dramatization of events based on fact.
[docu(mentary) + drama.]
docu·dra·matic (-dr-mtk) adj.
docu·drama·tist (-drm-tst, -dräm-) n.
docudrama
Noun
a film or television programme based on true events, presented in a dramatized form
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.docudramadocudrama - a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
documentary, documentary film, infotainment
motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
Translations
docudrama [dɔkjuˈdrɑːmə] n (TV) → docudrama m
docudrama [ˈdɔkjudrɑːmə] n (TV) → docudrame m
docudrama [ˈdɔkjudrɑːmə] n → Dokumentarspiel nt
docudrama [dɔkjuˈdrɑːmə] n (TV) → ricostruzione f filmata


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