photodrama

[ foh-tuh-drah-muh, -dram-uh ]
/ ˈfoʊ təˌdrɑ mə, -ˌdræm ə /
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noun

photoplay.

Origin of photodrama

First recorded in 1915–20; photo- + drama

OTHER WORDS FROM photodrama

pho·to·dra·mat·ic [foh-toh-druh-mat-ik] /ˌfoʊ toʊ drəˈmæt ɪk/, adjective pho·to·dram·a·tist [foh-tuh-dram-uh-tist, -drah-muh-] /ˌfoʊ təˈdræm ə tɪst, -ˈdrɑ mə-/, noun

Words nearby photodrama

photodetector, photodiode, photodisintegration, photodissociation, photodistribution, photodrama, photoduplicate, photodynamic, photodynamics, photodynia, photoelasticity

Words related to photodrama

flick, cinema, talkie, film, flicker, movie, picture, cine, cinematics, cinematograph, photoplay, videotape

Example sentences from the Web for photodrama

  • Yet this appeared to be one of the unavoidable penalties incurred by those who engaged in the art of photodrama.

    Merton of the Movies |Harry Leon Wilson

  • He believed they were not common in the photodrama, still one might be found.

    Merton of the Movies |Harry Leon Wilson

  • The room appeared to contain a miscellaneous collection of articles needed in the ruder sort of photodrama.

    Merton of the Movies |Harry Leon Wilson