DRAMA
What does "DRAMA" mean?
A play for theatre, radio, television, or film.
Meanings
- A composition in prose or verse intended for performance by actors. The students staged a drama about the fall of a kingdom.
- The art and practice of writing or performing plays as a genre. She studied drama at the conservatory for four years.
- An exciting, emotional, or turbulent series of events. There was so much drama at the family dinner that nobody ate. informal
Did you know?
- Drama comes from the Greek verb 'dran', to do or act - so the word literally means 'a thing done', a deed performed rather than merely told.
Word origin
From Late Latin 'drama', from Greek 'drama' (a deed, action, play), from 'dran' (to do or act).
Remember it
DRAMA hides a tiny 'RAM' - the headbutting clash of forces is what every drama is built on.
A little poem
The curtain breathes, then parts:
two strangers carry borrowed hearts-
we weep at grief we knew was art.
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Wordplay
- I told my friend to stop adding theatre to every fight. He said he couldn't help it - it was a real drama.
What it teaches
Drama is a deed done in front of others: the same is true of every fight you choose to have in public.
Quick facts
What does DRAMA mean?
A play for theatre, radio, television, or film.
Is DRAMA a valid word?
Yes — DRAMA is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DRAMA?
DRAMA has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does DRAMA come from?
From Late Latin 'drama', from Greek 'drama' (a deed, action, play), from 'dran' (to do or act).
What can DRAMA teach us?
Drama is a deed done in front of others: the same is true of every fight you choose to have in public.
How players do
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