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单词 drama
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drama

noun

dra·​ma ˈdrä-mə How to pronounce drama (audio) ˈdra- How to pronounce drama (audio)
1
a
literature : a composition (see composition sense 5a) 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 compare closet drama
b
: a movie or television production with characteristics (such as conflict) of a serious play
broadly : a play, movie, or television production with a serious tone or subject
a police drama
2
literature : dramatic art, literature, or affairs
English drama
3
a
: a state, situation, or series of events involving interesting or intense conflict of forces
the drama of the past week
dealing with some family drama
b
: dramatic state, effect, or quality
the drama of the courtroom proceedings

Synonyms

  • dramatics
  • stage
  • theater
  • theatre
  • theatricals
  • theatrics
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Example Sentences

He is reading an ancient Greek drama. I prefer drama to comedy. His interest in drama began at a very young age. She studied drama in college. the dramas of teenage life She watched the drama unfold as they began screaming at each other. a competition full of drama the drama of the courtroom proceedings See More
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Word History

Etymology

Late Latin dramat-, drama, from Greek, deed, drama, from dran to do, act

First Known Use

1515, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

drama

noun

dra·​ma ˈdrä-mə How to pronounce drama (audio)
ˈdra-
1
: a written work that tells a story through action and speech and is acted out : a usually serious play, movie, or television production
2
: the art or profession of creating or putting on plays
3
: an exciting or emotional situation or event Reporters told of the drama occurring in the courtroom.

drama

noun

1
as in dramatics
the public performance of plays he has been interested in drama from the first time he ever saw a play

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dramatics
  • theater
  • theatre
  • theatrics
  • stage
  • production
  • acting
  • theatricals
  • entertainment
  • exhibition
  • recreation
  • show
  • presentation
  • showbiz
  • amusement
  • boards
  • pageantry
  • spectacle
  • diversion
  • footlights
  • pageant
  • show business
  • distraction
2
as in musical
a written work in which the story is told through speech and action that is intended to be acted out on stage wrote a police drama that really captured the speech of cops and criminals

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • musical
  • play
  • dramatization
  • comedy
  • tragedy
  • melodrama
  • tragicomedy
  • psychodrama
  • interlude
  • playlet
  • work
  • dramedy
  • adaptation
  • musical comedy
  • docudrama
  • opus
  • monodrama
  • comedy drama
  • magnum opus
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