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    [Noun]  | "docu*dra*ma" | \ ˈdä-kyə-ˌdrä-mə \


    1: a drama (as for television) dealing freely with historical events especially of a recent and controversial nature


    Origin: circa 1961 ;

     Documentary + drama;

    [Noun]  | "docudramas" 


    1: as in documentaries, featurettes;


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     [ "docudrama" ]

    1: Documentary that departs from the traditional mode of aloof observation and tries to jazz up its subject with drama.

      * e.g.,  ... I saw a trashy american docudrama on TV last night. They actualy used the line: "Tilly (a parrotfish) fearlessly attacks the hardened sea anenome, bravly ignoring the poisonous barbs searing her flesh!" 


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    2: American nature documentaries often fall into docudramatization, giving human names, feelings and motovations to animals. Michael More's films are another classic example, using emotive techniques to make his point.

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