drama /dräˈmə/

1. A story showing life and action, intended for representation by actors
2. A composition intended to be represented on the stage, radio or film, etc
3. The total range of dramatic literature
4. Theatrical entertainment
5. A dramatic situation, or series of absorbing, exciting, tense or tragic, etc events

dramatˈic /drə-matˈik/ adjective

1. Belonging to or of drama
2. Appropriate to or in the form of drama
3. With the force and vividness of a drama
4. Impressive or important because of speed, size, suddenness, etc

dramatˈical adjective (old)

Dramatic

dramatˈically adverb

dramatˈicism noun

dramatˈics noun (usu sing)

1. The acting, production and study of plays
2. A show of excessive, exaggerated emotion (informal)

dramˈatist noun

A writer of plays

dramatīzˈable or dramatīsˈable /dram-/ adjective

dramatīzāˈtion or dramatīsāˈtion noun

1. The act of dramatizing
2. The dramatized version of a novel or story

dramˈatize or dramˈatise transitive verb

1. To compose in or turn into the form of a drama or play
2. To exaggerate the importance of or emotional nature of

drama documentary see faction²

drama therapy noun

A form of psychological therapy in which patients are encouraged to act out responses to situations and use role playing in order to address problems

dramatic irony noun

A situation, etc in a play, the irony of which is clear to the audience but not to the characters

dramatic monologue noun

A literary work in the form of the speech of a single character

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