The process or result of adapting a story into a dramatic or theatrical form; a dramatised version of a work.
From dramatize plus -ation (suffix creating nouns from verbs, from Latin -atio), following the pattern of creation, adaptation, and organization.
When a novel gets dramatized for film, the 'dramatization' process actually involves cutting about 90% of the internal monologue—showing how different art forms have completely different 'languages'!
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