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   drama

   /ˈdrɑːmə/

   noun

   • 1. a play for theatre, radio, or television: "a gritty urban drama about growing up in Harlem" Similar playshowpiecetheatrical workspectacledramatizationscreenplay
   • ▪ plays as a genre or style of literature: "Renaissance drama"
   • ▪ the activity of acting: "teachers who use drama are working in partnership with pupils" Similar actingthe theatrethe stagethe performing artsdramatic artdramaticsdramaturgystagecrafttheatricalstheatricsthe thespian artshow businessperformingperformanceplaying a roleappearing on stageinformal:the boardstreading the boardsshow bizrare:thespianismhistrionics
   • 2. an exciting, emotional, or unexpected event or circumstance: "a hostage drama"

   Word Origin early 16th century: via late Latin from Greek drama, from dran ‘do, act’.

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   What does drama mean?

   • drama, arte dramática, eventos dramáticos… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DRAMA definition: 1. a type of film or TV programme that tells an exciting and generally serious story, as opposed to…. Learn more.

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   What is radio drama?

   • The term "radio drama" has been used in both senses—originally transmitted in a live performance. It may also be used to refer to the more high-brow and serious end of the dramatic output of radio.

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   Where does the word drama come from?

   • The word drama comes directly from Greek, meaning "action" or "a play." Which is no surprise, since ancient Athens was a hotbed of dramatic theater. The earliest recorded actor was a Greek named Thespis, and actors today are still called "thespians" in his honor. Drama doesn't always take place on the stage, though.

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   Is a drama a Comedy or a tragedy?

   • "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). It is this narrower sense that the film and television industries, along with film studies, adopted to describe "drama" as a genre within their respective media.

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   Learn the meaning of drama in arts, media and excitement, with examples and synonyms. Find out the difference between drama and comedy, and explore the types of drama in film, theatre and literature.

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   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 ...

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   noun. 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. the branch of literature having such compositions as its subject; dramatic art or representation.

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   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.

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    Jul 1, 2015 · 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.