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n. Act of dramatizing; a dramatic representation.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of dramatizing; dramatic construction; dramatic representation. Also spelled dramatisation.
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n. conversion into dramatic form
n. a dramatic representation
Word Usage
"His first dramatization is of the story of Korah's rebellion from Numbers 16; in the biblical passage, the earth opens up and swallows Korah and his followers, and they go "down alive into Sheol" (16.30, NRSV)."