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dramality en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Late Latin drāmabor. English drama Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin reālis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Medieval Latin reālitāslbor. French réalitéder. English reality blend English dramality Blend of drama + reality. Coined by Survivor creator Mark Burnett in 2000.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A genre of television programming that blends reality TV with elements of drama.
   • Minnie had come up with the brilliant idea of spoofing a dramality show of Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, and Lindsay Lohan doing "hard time" in a primadonna version of prison, complete with diamond-studded ankle cuffs. 2008, Kate Harmon, The Formal, Speak, →ISBN, page 53:
2. (countable) A television program of this genre.
   • Yet neither thinks dramalities signal an end to either scripted or traditional reality TV. 2004 November 17, Anne Becker, “Scenes From a Marriage”, in Broadcasting & Cable:

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