drama
A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
Example
“The author released her latest drama, which became a best-seller.”
Other meanings
Such a work for television, radio or the cinema, usually one that is not a comedy.
Theatrical plays in general.
Synonyms
- play
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "δρᾶμα" (an act, a theatrical act, a play).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “drama” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.