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Definition of Dramatic event
1. Noun. An episode that is turbulent or highly emotional.
Generic synonyms: Episode
Specialized synonyms: Night Terror
Derivative terms: Dramatic, Dramatic, Dramatise, Dramatize, Dramatize
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dramatic Event
Literary usage of Dramatic event
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1911)
"... for him and her religion — lead from one striking scene to another; from
dramatic event to dramatic event, and culminate in an extraordinary climax. ..."
2. An Introduction to Modern Logic by Rupert Clendon Lodge (1920)
"In the sense in which we have always taken it, the occupation of Rome by Caesar
is a dramatic event, an event of even tragical significance. ..."
3. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1905)
"... Faguet speaking of the dazzling premiere at the Porte-Saint-Martin as the
greatest dramatic event in France within the last fifty years. ..."
4. The French Tragi-comedy by Henry Carrington Lancaster (1907)
"... that results in the typical tragi-comedy which neglects psychological V study
and moral teaching for the interest aroused by the dramatic event. ..."
5. The Dial edited by Francis Fisher Browne (1897)
"The romance offers a series of vivid sketches of dramatic event* which had
far-reaching consequences. WAYSIDE COURTSHIPS. ..."
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