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1. (n.) drama
a prose or verse composition presenting in dialogue and action a story involving conflict or contrast of characters, intended to be performed on the stage; play.
2. drama
dramatic art or literature in general.
3. drama
any event or series of events having vivid, conflicting elements that capture one's interest.
4. drama
the quality of being dramatic.
Etymology: (1505–15; < LL < Gk drâma consequential act, action (of a play) =drâ(n) to do +-ma n. suffix of result)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) play, drama, dramatic play
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
"he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"
2. (noun) drama, dramatic event
an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
3. (noun) drama
the literary genre of works intended for the theater
4. (noun) drama
the quality of being arresting or highly emotional
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1. (noun) drama
a play, especially a serious one
made-for-TV dramas
2. drama
plays as a type of literature
poetry, fiction, and drama
3. drama
excitement or an exciting event
lots of drama in the world of basketball; the dramas of teenage life
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| Definition of 'drama' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) drama
a composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest, tending toward some striking result. It is commonly designed to be spoken and represented by actors on the stage
2. (noun) drama
a series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and interest
3. (noun) drama
dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or illustrating it; dramatic literature
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. drama
A composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving various characters, usually intended to be acted on a stage and to be regarded as a form of entertainment. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
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Sense: a play for acting on the stage
He has just produced a new drama.
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 Afrikaans: drama |
 Arabic: دراما: مَسْرَحِيَّه |
 Bulgarian: драма |
 Brazilian: drama |
 Czech: drama |
 German: das Drama |
 Danish: teaterstykke; drama |
 Greek: θεατρικό έργο |
 Spanish: obra de teatro |
 Estonian: näidend |
 Farsi: نمایشنامه درام |
 Finnish: draama |
 French: pièce de théâtre |
 Hebrew: מחזה |
 Hindi: नाटक, स्वांग |
 Croatian: drama, kazališni komad |
 Hungarian: színdarab, dráma |
 Indonesian: sandiwara |
 Icelandic: leikrit |
 Italian: lavoro teatrale |
 Japanese: 劇 |
 Korean: 희극 |
 Lithuanian: drama |
 Latvian: drāma |
 Malay: drama |
 Dutch: toneelstuk |
 Norwegian: skuespill, drama |
 Polish: sztuka |
 Persian: نمایشنامه درامه |
 Pashto: ډرامه |
 Portuguese: drama |
 Romanian: piesă de teatru; dramă |
 Russian: драма |
 Slovak: dráma |
 Slovenian: gledališka igra |
 Serbian: drama |
 Swedish: drama, skådespel |
 Thai: ละครเวที |
 Turkish: dram |
 Taiwanese: 劇本 |
 Ukrainian: драма |
 Urdu: ناٹک |
 Vietnamese: vở kịch |
 Chinese: 剧本 |
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