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melos
Greek · ancient
"a song"
a song, combined with French drame (drama)
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melodrame
French · 1770s
"a play combining drama and music"
coined for a stage play combining spoken drama with music
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melodrama
English · 1800s
"a sensational, exaggerated dramatic story"
broadened to mean a sensational, exaggerated dramatic style
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