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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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