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    Dra·ma
    /ˈdrämə/

    noun

    • 1. a play for theater, radio, or television: "a gritty urban drama about growing up in Harlem" Similar playshowpiecetheatrical work
    • 2. an exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances: "a hostage drama"
  2. a type of movie or TV show that tells an exciting and generally serious story, as opposed to one that is mainly intended to be funny or entertaining: She stars in a new 12-part drama about a woman recently released from prison.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DramaDrama - Wikipedia

    Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television. Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's Poetics (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic ...

  4. Definitions of drama. noun. a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage. synonyms: dramatic play, play. see more. noun. the literary genre of works intended for the theater. see more. noun. the quality of being arresting or highly emotional. see more. noun. an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional.

  5. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Arts, Literature dra‧ma /ˈdrɑːmə $ ˈdrɑːmə, ˈdræmə/ W3 AWL noun 1 [ countable, uncountable] a play for the theatre, television, radio etc, usually a serious one, or plays in general → comedy the great traditions of ancient Greek drama a TV/television/radio drama the award-winnin...

  6. 3 days ago · 1.countable noun. A drama is a serious play for the theatre, television, or radio. He acted in radio dramas. Synonyms: play, show, stage show, stage play More Synonyms of drama. 2.uncountable noun. You use drama to refer to plays in general or to work that is connected with plays and the theatre, such as acting or producing.

  7. to make a small problem or event seem more important or serious than it really is. Definition of drama noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. 1. a. A prose or verse composition, especially one telling a serious story, that is intended for representation by actors impersonating the characters and performing the dialogue and action. b. A serious narrative work or program for television, radio, or the cinema. 2. Theatrical plays of a particular kind or period: Elizabethan drama. 3.

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