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dramatical

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of drama or the theatre.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The dramatical interpretation of the book caught the viewers' collective imagination.

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History

Etymology

From Latin drāmaticus + English -al. By surface analysis, dramatic + -al.