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amateur dramatics

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amateur dramatics (noun)

amateur dramatics noun

amateur dramatics

noun

Britannica Dictionary definition of AMATEUR DRAMATICS

[noncount] British

: community theater 1

— amateur dramatic

adjective, British

the local amateur dramatic society

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