drama
nounEtymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek δρᾰ́ω (drắō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Late Latin drāmabor. English drama From Late Latin drāma, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from δράω (dráō, “to act, to take action, to achieve”). Doublet of dorama.
- borrowed from drāma
Definitions
A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by…
A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
- The author released her latest drama, which became a best-seller.
Such a work for television, radio or the cinema, usually one that is not a comedy.
Theatrical plays in general.
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A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play.
- After losing my job, having a car crash, and the big row with my neighbours, I don't need any more drama.
- Thais have been gripped by the two-week drama unfolding at the Tham Luang cave system, and took to social media Sunday as rescue efforts unfolded.
Rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life or online events
Rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life or online events; melodrama; an angry dispute or scene; a situation made more complicated or worse than it should be; intrigue or spiteful interpersonal maneuvering.
A city, a municipality, a regional unit of the East Macedonia and Thrace region, in…
A city, a municipality, a regional unit of the East Macedonia and Thrace region, in north-eastern Greece.
The neighborhood
- synonymdrama
- synonymplay
- neighborscript
- neighborplot
- neighboractor
- neighborcharacter
- neighborrole
- neighborsetting
- neighborstage
- neighborpantomime
- neighborballet
- neighborburlesque
- neighborcomedy
- neighborfarce
Derived
antidrama, Bibliodrama, biodrama, bonnet drama, C-drama, choreodrama, closet drama, comedy drama, costume drama, crunchy-gravel drama, cyberdrama, daytime drama, docudrama, drama documentary, drama farmer, dramafest, drama king, dramaless, dramality, drama llama, drama mask, dramamentary, dramamonger, drama queen, drama queenish, drama queenism, drama therapy, dramatic, dramatical, dramatically, dramaticity, dramatics, dramatism, dramatist, dramatization, dramatize, dramedy, dramystery, e-drama, high drama · +25 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at drama. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at drama. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
6 hops · closes at drama
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA