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tear-jerker
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | theatrical piece; acting |
| Synonyms: | Broadway, boards, climax, comedy, dramatic art, dramatization, dramaturgy, farce, footlights, histrionic art, melodrama, play, production, scene, show, show business, showmanship, stage show, stagecraft, tear-jerker, theater, theatricals, thespian art, tragedy, vehicle* |
| Antonyms: | comedy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | romance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fanciful story or narrative |
| Synonyms: | ballad, fairy tale, fantasy, fiction, idealization, idyll, legend, love story, lyric, melodrama, novel, story, tale, tear-jerker |
| Main Entry: | mush |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sentimentality |
| Synonyms: | affectation, gush*, maudlinism, mawkishness, romanticism, schmaltz, sentimentalism, superficiality, tear-jerker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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