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- Dictionarydra·ma/ˈdrämə/
noun
- 1. a play for theater, radio, or television: "a gritty urban drama about growing up in Harlem" Similar
- 2. an exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances: "a hostage drama"
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The meaning of DRAMA is a composition in verse or prose intended to portray life or character or to tell a story usually involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue and typically designed for theatrical performance : play.
Drama definition: a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.. See examples of DRAMA used in a sentence.
Drama is highly emotional. It can happen on stage, like a performance of "Hamlet," or in a gaggle of 7th grade girls, breathlessly dissecting why so-and-so broke up with what's-her-name. The word drama comes directly from Greek, meaning "action" or "a play."
DRAMA definition: 1. a type of film or TV programme that tells an exciting and generally serious story, as opposed to…. Learn more.
The use of "drama" in a more narrow sense to designate a specific type of play dates from the modern era. "Drama" in this sense refers to a play that is neither a comedy nor a tragedy—for example, Zola's Thérèse Raquin (1873) or Chekhov's Ivanov (1887).
DRAMA meaning: 1. a type of film or TV programme that tells an exciting and generally serious story, as opposed to…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of drama noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a work to be performed by actors on stage, radio, or television; play. 2. the genre of literature represented by works intended for the stage. 3. the art of the writing and production of plays. 4. a situation or sequence of events that is highly emotional, tragic, or turbulent. Collins English Dictionary.
DRAMA meaning: 1. a play in a theatre or on television or radio: 2. plays and acting generally: 3. exciting…. Learn more.
