noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈdɹæməˌtɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒi/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The art of dramatic composition for the stage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the art of writing and producing plays
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) Ancient Greek δραματουργός (dramatourgós)lbor. French dramaturge Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Middle French -ie French -ie French dramaturgiebor. English dramaturgy Borrowed from French dramaturgie.
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
dramaturgji
— art of dramaturgic composition
Armenian:
դրամատուրգիա
(dramaturgia)
— art of dramaturgic composition
Armenian:
թատերգություն
(tʻatergutʻyun)
— art of dramaturgic composition
Armenian:
թատերագրություն
(tʻateragrutʻyun)
— art of dramaturgic composition
Asturian:
dramaturxa
— art of dramaturgic composition
Azerbaijani:
dramaturgiya
— art of dramaturgic composition
Belarusian:
драматургі́я
(dramaturhíja)
— art of dramaturgic composition
Bulgarian:
драмату́ргия
(dramatúrgija)
— art of dramaturgic composition
Catalan:
dramatúrgia
— art of dramaturgic composition
Chinese Mandarin:
演出法
(yǎnchūfǎ)
— art of dramaturgic composition
Czech:
dramaturgie
— art of dramaturgic composition
Danish:
dramaturgi
— art of dramaturgic composition
Dutch:
dramaturgie
— art of dramaturgic composition
Esperanto:
dramaturgio
— art of dramaturgic composition
Estonian:
dramaturgia
— art of dramaturgic composition
Finnish:
dramaturgia
— art of dramaturgic composition
Finnish:
näytelmätiede
— art of dramaturgic composition
French:
dramaturgie
— art of dramaturgic composition
Galician:
dramaturxia
— art of dramaturgic composition
Georgian:
დრამატურგია
(dramaṭurgia)
— art of dramaturgic composition
German:
Dramaturgie
— art of dramaturgic composition
Greek:
δραματουργία
(dramatourgía)
— art of dramaturgic composition
Hebrew:
מַחֲזָאוּת
(makhaza'út)
— art of dramaturgic composition
Hungarian:
dramaturgia
— art of dramaturgic composition
Italian:
drammaturgia
— art of dramaturgic composition
Kazakh:
драматургия
(dramaturgiä)
— art of dramaturgic composition
Korean:
극작법
(geukjakbeop)
— art of dramaturgic composition
Korean:
연출법
(yeonchulbeop)
— art of dramaturgic composition
Kyrgyz:
драматургия
(dramaturgiya)
— art of dramaturgic composition
Latvian:
dramaturģija
— art of dramaturgic composition
Lithuanian:
dramaturgija
— art of dramaturgic composition
Macedonian:
драматургија
(dramaturgija)
— art of dramaturgic composition
Norwegian Bokmål:
dramaturgi
— art of dramaturgic composition
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dramaturgi
— art of dramaturgic composition
Persian:
نمایشپردازی
(namâyeš-pardâzi)
— art of dramaturgic composition
Polish:
dramatopisarstwo
— art of dramaturgic composition
Polish:
dramaturgia
— art of dramaturgic composition
Portuguese:
dramaturgia
— art of dramaturgic composition
Romanian:
dramaturgie
— art of dramaturgic composition
Russian:
драматурги́я
(dramaturgíja)
— art of dramaturgic composition
Serbo-Croatian:
драмату̀ргија
— art of dramaturgic composition
Serbo-Croatian:
dramatùrgija
— art of dramaturgic composition
Slovak:
dramaturgia
— art of dramaturgic composition
Slovene:
dramaturgija
— art of dramaturgic composition
Spanish:
dramaturgia
— art of dramaturgic composition
Swedish:
dramaturgi
— art of dramaturgic composition
Tajik:
драматургия
(dramaturgiya)
— art of dramaturgic composition
Turkish:
dramaturji
— art of dramaturgic composition
Ukrainian:
драматургі́я
(dramaturhíja)
— art of dramaturgic composition
Uzbek:
dramaturgiya
— art of dramaturgic composition
Volapük:
dramatav
— art of dramaturgic composition
Yiddish:
דראַמאַטורגיע
(dramaturgye)
— art of dramaturgic composition
