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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?

   • Pick the best words! A quiz to (peak/peek/pique) your interest. 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.

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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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   What is a 'radio drama'?

   • 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. The term "radio drama" has been used in both senses—originally transmitted in a live performance.

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   Drama is a mode of fiction represented in performance, such as a play, opera, or film. Learn about the origin and development of drama from ancient Greece to modern times, and the different types and forms of drama.

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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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