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docudrama
(docu|drama)
Pronunciation:
/ˈdɒkjʊˌdrɑːmə/
noun
a dramatized television film based on real events:
a convoluted docudrama
[
mass noun
]
:
television docudrama set itself up as the balancer of history
Origin:
1960s
: blend of
documentary
and
drama
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