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drama

Noun

∙ A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
∙ Such a work for television, radio or the cinema (usually one that is not a comedy)
∙ Theatrical plays in general
∙ A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play
∙ Rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life events; melodrama; an angry dispute or scene; intrigue or spiteful interpersonal maneuvering. slang

Drama

Proper noun

∙ A town in Greece.

BABYLON ENGLISH
drama n.
genre of performance involving emotional conflict

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
drama
drama
\dra"ma\ (?; 277), n. [l. drama, gr. &?;, fr. &?; to do, act; cf. lith. daryti.]
1. 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. a divine pastoral drama in the song of solomon.
2. a series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and interest. "the drama of war." westward the course of empire takes its way; the four first acts already past, a fifth shall close the drama with the day; time's noblest offspring is the last. the drama and contrivances of god's providence. rp.
3. dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or illustrating it; dramatic literature.
note: the principal species of the drama are tragedy and comedy; inferior species are tragi-comedy, melodrama, operas, burlettas, and farces.
similar words(3)

the romantic drama
drama critic
music drama

WORDNET 2.0
drama
Noun
1. a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"
(synonym) play, dramatic play
(hypernym) dramatic composition, dramatic work
(hyponym) Grand Guignol
(part-meronym) stage direction
(derivation) dramatize, dramatise, adopt
2. an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
(synonym) dramatic event
(hypernym) episode
(hyponym) night terror
(derivation) embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise
3. the literary genre of works intended for the theater
(hypernym) writing style, literary genre, genre
(hyponym) closet drama
(derivation) dramatize, dramatise, adopt
(class) sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likable
4. the quality of being arresting or highly emotional
(hypernym) emotionality, emotionalism
(attribute) dramatic
(derivation) dramatize, dramatise

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of narrative, typically fictional, represented in performance. The term comes from the Greek word , drama, meaning action, which is derived from the verb , drao, meaning to do or to act. The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a collective form of reception. The structure of dramatic texts, unlike other forms of literature, is directly influenced by this collaborative production and collective reception. The early modern tragedy Hamlet (1601) by Shakespeare and the classical Athenian tragedy Oedipus the King (c. 429 BC) by Sophocles are among the masterpieces of the art of drama. A modern example is Long Day's Journey into Night (1956) by Eugene O’Neill.
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Drama!
"Drama!" is the first single released by Erasure from their fourth studio album Wild!. It was issued by Mute Records in the UK and Sire Records in the U.S.
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Drama, Greece
Drama ( ) is a city and municipality in northeastern Greece. Drama is the capital of the regional unit of Drama which is part of the East Macedonia and Thrace region. The town (pop. 44,823 in 2011) is the economic center of the municipality (pop. 58,944), which in turn comprises 60 percent of the regional unit's population. The next largest communities in the municipality are Choristi (pop. 2,725), Χiropótamos (2,554), Kallífytos (1,282), Kalós Agrós (1,178), and Koudoúnia (996).
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

drama

Noun

∙ A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
∙ Such a work for television, radio or the cinema (usually one that is not a comedy)
∙ Theatrical plays in general
∙ A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play
∙ Rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life events; melodrama; an angry dispute or scene; intrigue or spiteful interpersonal maneuvering. slang

Drama

Proper noun

∙ A town in Greece.

BABYLON ENGLISH
drama n.
genre of performance involving emotional conflict

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
drama
drama
\dra"ma\ (?; 277), n. [l. drama, gr. &?;, fr. &?; to do, act; cf. lith. daryti.]
1. 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. a divine pastoral drama in the song of solomon.
2. a series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and interest. "the drama of war." westward the course of empire takes its way; the four first acts already past, a fifth shall close the drama with the day; time's noblest offspring is the last. the drama and contrivances of god's providence. rp.
3. dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or illustrating it; dramatic literature.
note: the principal species of the drama are tragedy and comedy; inferior species are tragi-comedy, melodrama, operas, burlettas, and farces.
similar words(3)

the romantic drama
drama critic
music drama

WORDNET 2.0
drama
Noun
1. a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"
(synonym) play, dramatic play
(hypernym) dramatic composition, dramatic work
(hyponym) Grand Guignol
(part-meronym) stage direction
(derivation) dramatize, dramatise, adopt
2. an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
(synonym) dramatic event
(hypernym) episode
(hyponym) night terror
(derivation) embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise
3. the literary genre of works intended for the theater
(hypernym) writing style, literary genre, genre
(hyponym) closet drama
(derivation) dramatize, dramatise, adopt
(class) sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likable
4. the quality of being arresting or highly emotional
(hypernym) emotionality, emotionalism
(attribute) dramatic
(derivation) dramatize, dramatise

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of narrative, typically fictional, represented in performance. The term comes from the Greek word , drama, meaning action, which is derived from the verb , drao, meaning to do or to act. The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a collective form of reception. The structure of dramatic texts, unlike other forms of literature, is directly influenced by this collaborative production and collective reception. The early modern tragedy Hamlet (1601) by Shakespeare and the classical Athenian tragedy Oedipus the King (c. 429 BC) by Sophocles are among the masterpieces of the art of drama. A modern example is Long Day's Journey into Night (1956) by Eugene O’Neill.
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Drama!
"Drama!" is the first single released by Erasure from their fourth studio album Wild!. It was issued by Mute Records in the UK and Sire Records in the U.S.
See more at Wikipedia.org...
Drama, Greece
Drama ( ) is a city and municipality in northeastern Greece. Drama is the capital of the regional unit of Drama which is part of the East Macedonia and Thrace region. The town (pop. 44,823 in 2011) is the economic center of the municipality (pop. 58,944), which in turn comprises 60 percent of the regional unit's population. The next largest communities in the municipality are Choristi (pop. 2,725), Χiropótamos (2,554), Kallífytos (1,282), Kalós Agrós (1,178), and Koudoúnia (996).
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