As nouns the difference between melodrama and romcom
is that
melodrama is a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes while
romcom is a shorter form of romantic comedy|lang=en.
melodrama Noun
(archaic, uncountable) A kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes.
(countable) A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; as, the melodrama in the grave digging scene of Beethoven's "Fidelio".
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(uncountable, figuratively, colloquial) Any situation or action which is blown out of proportion.
Derived terms
* melodramatic
* melodramatics
* melodramatist
* melodramatize
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romcom English
Alternative forms
* rom-com
* rom com
Synonyms
* romedy
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