drama

A2 Topic:Media & Publishing

US /ˈdɹɑmə/ UK /ˈdɹɑːmə/ See IPA manual

Freq #2838

Meanings

1

noun
A play for the theater, television, radio, or film, especially a serious one.

The author's latest drama is being performed at the local theater.
2

noun
Plays and acting as an art form or subject of study.

She studied drama at university and now teaches acting.
3

noun
An exciting or emotional situation in real life.

After losing my job and crashing my car, I don't need any more drama.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a play for the theater,... play

Word family

Forms dramas

Derived forms antidramabibliodramabiodramac-dramachoreodramacyberdramadocudramadramafestdramalessdramalitydramamentarydramamonger

Related forms actor character pantomime plot role script setting stage

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Phrases (1)

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drama critic
a person who reviews and evaluates theatrical performances

Noun + noun

Simplified etymology

Drama entered English through late Latin from Greek drama, derived from dran, meaning “to do” or “act.”

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek δρᾰ́ω (drắō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Late Latin drāmabor. English drama From Late Latin drāma, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from δράω (dráō, “to act, to take action, to achieve”). Doublet of dorama.

drāma la-lat δρᾶμα Ancient Greek

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Topics

Media & Publishing Theater & Performance

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# drama

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɹɑmə/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdɹɑːmə/
**Frequency rank:** 2838

## Meanings
1. A play for the theater, television, radio, or film, especially a serious one.
2. Plays and acting as an art form or subject of study.
3. An exciting or emotional situation in real life.

## Examples
- The author's latest drama is being performed at the local theater.
- She studied drama at university and now teaches acting.
- After losing my job and crashing my car, I don't need any more drama.

## Synonyms
- play

## Derived Forms
- antidrama
- bibliodrama
- biodrama
- c-drama
- choreodrama
- cyberdrama
- docudrama
- dramafest
- dramaless
- dramality
- dramamentary
- dramamonger

## Related Forms
- actor
- character
- pantomime
- plot
- role
- script
- setting
- stage

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: drāma
- Root: δρᾶμα

## Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek δρᾰ́ω (drắō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Late Latin drāmabor. English drama From Late Latin drāma, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from δράω (dráō, “to act, to take action, to achieve”). Doublet of dorama.

## AI Etymology
Drama comes from Late Latin drāma, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from δράω (dráō, “to act, to take action, to achieve”). Doublet of dorama. In current use, the main senses are “A play for the theater, television, radio, or film, especially a serious one” and “Plays and acting as an art form or subject of study”.

## Topics
- Media & Publishing
- Theater & Performance

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