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subdrama en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- 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 English subdrama From sub- + drama.

Meanings

1. A drama that makes up part of a larger drama.
   • The whole of mid-life is a drama, but within the drama several subdramas move side by side. At times they dovetail; on other occasions the subdramas move at different speeds toward divergent objectives. 1987, Gordon MacDonald, Rediscovering Yourself, page 22:

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