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drama (iou)



drama noun. Orig. drame. E16.
[(French drame from) late Latin drama from Greek drama(t-), from dran do, act, perform.]
A play for acting on stage, radio, etc., esp. one with high emotional content. E16.
lyric drama: see LYRIC adjective 1. music drama: see MUSIC noun.
The dramatic art; the composition and presentation of plays. Formerly usu. the drama. E17.
L. C. Knights Restoration dramatragedy as well as comedy..is insufferably dull.
A situation in which there is conflict; esp. a dramatic series of events leading up to a particular outcome. E18.
R. V. Jones After the drama of Dunkirk the next few days were surprisingly quiet.
Dramatic quality; interest, excitement. M20.
L. MacNeice The hills to-day were monotonous, lacking in drama.
Comb.: drama-doc (slang), drama-documentary a film (esp. for television) dramatizing or based on real events.
? Cf. MELODRAMA.