dramatic play
- noun
- /drəˈmætɪk pleɪ/
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obra de teatro
- During the festival, the local theater showcased a dramatic play that explored themes of friendship and courage.
- children's dramatic play
But there are some, some big dramatic plays.
- But there are some, some big dramatic plays.
Examples
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"What is the relationship between dramatic play, creative dramatics, and theatre?"
Academic text (1993) -
Creative drama provides an educational artistic medium that elaborates and extends young children's dramatic play and simultaneously develops an understanding and respect for the process and product of theatre.
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Children can be engaged in group functional play, group construction activities, or group dramatic play.
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Examples of dramatic play include playing house or pretending to be a grocery store clerk.
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Areas for dramatic play provide children with a place where they can engage in role-play.
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The children's dramatic play rarely lacked appropriately integrated music improvisations.
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For example, in one preschool classroom, an observer might see a child in the dramatic play area store counting apples for another student "customer" to promote counting skills and 1:1 number correspondence.
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Adding movement and dramatic play to performances of the song will further deepen students' understanding of the function of the prepositions while providing meaningful repetitions of the song.
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Group engagement and dramatic play were more common among the 4-year-old children than the 3-year-olds, which is consistent with social and cognitive play theories (see, for example, Johnson, Christie, & Yawkey, 1999).
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For example, Littleton (1998) described "dramatic play with music" in which "children create musical motifs and invent special sound effects as they initiate impromptu pretend-play" (p. 12).
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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1.4
A story written to be performed by actors on a stage
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A story performed by actors on stage
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4.1
A written story to be performed, like a play or screenplay
Written words of a play that show the lines and stage directions for performance
A written work like a play created to be performed by actors on stage, television, or film
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is transparently compositional: 'dramatic' (related to drama/theatre or stagey) simply modifies 'play' (a staged dramatic work), so the combined meaning is directly derivable from the constituents. This adjective+noun pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Dramatic play comes from the idea that dramatic relates to 'drama' or strong 'action' and play means a staged 'performance'. Imagine actors showing big actions and feelings on stage — that's why it means a play written to be acted out.