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1. A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
   "he wrote several dramas but only one was produced on Broadway"
   - play, dramatic play
    
2. An episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
   - dramatic event
    
3. The literary genre of works intended for the theatre
    
4. The quality of being arresting or highly emotional

Derived forms: dramas

See also: dramatic, dramatist, dramatize, thespian, undramatic

Type of: dramatic composition, dramatic work, emotionalism, emotionality, episode, genre, literary genre, writing style

Encyclopedia: Drama Drama, Greece