Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cyberdrama

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cy-ber-dra-ma
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the forms of (possibly interactive) storytelling shaped and influenced by cyberspace and the Internet.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Late Latin drāmabor. English drama English cyberdrama From cyber- + drama, coined by Janet Murray in her book Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace (1998).

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What does cyberdrama mean?
Any of the forms of (possibly interactive) storytelling shaped and influenced by cyberspace and the Internet.
Where does cyberdrama come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Late Latin drāmabor. English drama English cyberdrama From cyber- + drama, coined by Janet Murray in her book Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace (1998).

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