dramatization

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

dramatization
    n 1: conversion into dramatic form; "the play was a
         dramatization of a short story" [syn: {dramatization},
         {dramatisation}]
    2: a dramatic representation [syn: {dramatization},
       {dramatisation}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dramatization \dram`a*ti*za"tion\, n.
   Act of dramatizing; a dramatic representation.
   [1913 Webster]

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