Drama

dram′a, n. a story of human life and action represented by actors imitating the language, dre , . of the original characters: a composition intended to be represented on the stage: dramatic literature: theatrical entertainment: a series of deeply interesting events.— adjs. Dramatic , -al , belonging to the drama: appropriate to or in the form of a drama: with the force and vividne of the drama.— adv. Dramat′ically .— n. Dramat′icism .— adj. Dram′atīsable .— n. Dram at isā′tion , the act of dramatising: the dramatised version of a novel or story.— v.i. Dram′atīse , to compose in, or turn into, the form of a drama or play.— n. Dram′atist , a writer of plays.— Dram′at is persō′næ (-ē), the characters of a drama or play. [L.,—Gr. drama , dramatos — draein , to do.]