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Noun: drama  draa-mu or dra-mu [N. Amer], draa-mu [Brit]
  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, undramatic

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

Encyclopedia: Drama, Macedonia