![]() ![]() ![]() noun Dramatic representation with its adjuncts theatrical entertainment: as, he has a strong taste for the drama.noun A composition in verse or prose, or in both, presenting in dialogue a course of human action, designed, or seemingly designed, to be spoken in character and represented on the stage a form of imitated and represented action regulated by literary canons the description of a story converted into the action of a play, and thereby constituting a department of literary art: as, the classic drama the Hindu drama the Elizabethan drama.noun A story put into action, or a story of human life told by actual representation of persons by persons, with imitation of language, voice, gesture, dress, and accessories or surrounding conditions, the whole produced with reference to truth or probability, and with or without the aid of music, dancing, painting, and decoration a play.noun The quality or condition of being dramatic.noun A situation or succession of events in real life having the dramatic progression or emotional effect characteristic of a play. ![]() noun The art or practice of writing or producing dramatic works.noun Theatrical plays of a particular kind or period.noun A serious narrative work or program for television, radio, or the cinema.noun A prose or verse composition, especially one telling a serious story, that is intended for representation by actors impersonating the characters and performing the dialogue and action.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. ![]()
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