drama.
drama (composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue)
Meaning & usage
drama (composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue)
drama (type of play)
roleplay (style of teaching where people act according to an assigned role)
drama (situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Latin drāmabor. French dramebor. Polish drama Borrowed from French drame, borrowed from Latin drāma, borrowed from Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”). First attested in c. 17th century. Doublet of dramat.
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