English

Noun

melodramata pl

1. (rare) plural of melodrama
   • 1984, Michael Harold Brown, Marked to Die, page 293

     At the Tobyhanna depot, before he left, Festa turned to Chief Deputy Marshal Scheu and cried. “If I get sent away, you gotta watch Rose for me.” Scheu did not and would not believe that this display was simply melodramata.

   • 2011 May 20th, Adam H. Kerman, rec.arts.tv, “The Big Bang Theory ‘The Roomate Transmogrification’ (spoilers)”, Message ID: <ir4eq2$7qu$1@news.albasani.net>

     Unfortunately, the show veers into melodramata when a soused Penny expresses second thoughts to Raj about dumping Leonard.