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noun
A genre of television programming that blends reality TV with elements of drama.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A television program of this genre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ 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-der.? 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.
