Word: melodrama
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mel
o
dra
ma
Definition: A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks
Morphemes:
Affix: melodrama
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέλος
Language: grc
Decoded: melos
Meaning: limb”, “member”, “song”, “tune”, “melody
Affix: δράω
Language: grc
Decoded: drao
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I act, I take action, I achieve.
Affix: -μᾰ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action