Phrase guide

radio drama

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪdiˌəʊ dɹɑːmə/
  • General-American: /ˈɹeɪdiˌoʊ dɹɑmə/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 廣播劇 /广播剧 (guǎngbōjù) — acoustic performance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 播音劇 /播音剧 (bōyīnjù) — acoustic performance
  • Dutch: hoorspel — acoustic performance
  • Dutch: luisterspel — acoustic performance
  • Dutch: radiodrama — acoustic performance
  • Finnish: kuunnelma — acoustic performance
  • French: radioroman — acoustic performance
  • French: radiothéâtre — acoustic performance
  • French: théâtre radiophonique — acoustic performance
  • German: Hörspiel — acoustic performance
  • Hungarian: rádiójáték — acoustic performance
  • Hungarian: hangjáték — acoustic performance
  • Italian: radiodramma — acoustic performance
  • Italian: radiodrammaturgia — acoustic performance
  • Japanese: ラジオドラマ (rajio dorama) — acoustic performance
  • Korean: 라디오 드라마 — acoustic performance
  • Norwegian: hørespill — acoustic performance
  • Polish: słuchowisko — acoustic performance
  • Polish: radiosłuchowisko — acoustic performance
  • Polish: dźwiękowisko — acoustic performance
  • Portuguese: radionovela — acoustic performance
  • Russian: радиопостано́вка (radiopostanóvka) — acoustic performance
  • Spanish: audiodrama — acoustic performance
  • Spanish: radiodrama — acoustic performance
  • Spanish: radioteatro — acoustic performance
  • Spanish: radionovela — acoustic performance
  • Swedish: radioteater — acoustic performance
  • Turkish: radyo tiyatrosu — acoustic performance