dramanoun
uk/ˈdrɑː.mə/us/ˈdræm.ə/drama noun (THEATRE)
B1 [ C or U ] a play in a theatre or on television or radio, or plays and acting generally:
She's starred in several TV dramas.
He's the drama critic for the Times.
She studied English and drama at college.
used in expressions that refer to the type of play or film:
a courtroom drama
a historical drama
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- His new play is a raw drama about family life.
- The local drama group is staging a production of the musical 'Grease'.
- Next up on Channel 4 is the first episode of a new medical drama set in Chicago.
- English drama has enjoyed a rebirth since the 1950s with writers like John Osborne, Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard.
- The show was a wonderful amalgam of dance, music and drama.
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Literature
- alliteration
- antihero
- arch-villain
- baddy
- ballad
- bard
- dramatist
- epigram
- hero
- heroine
- iambic
- ingénue
- limerick
- poetry
- prose poem
- prosody
- psalm
- quatrain
- stylistics
- tragicomedy
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Theatre - general words
Types of film, play, book etc.
drama noun (EXCITEMENT)
B1 [ C ] an event or situation, especially an unexpected one, in which there is worry or excitement and usually a lot of action:
We had a little drama last night when the oil in the pan caught fire.
[ U ] the excitement and energy that is created by a lot of action and arguments:
As a lawyer, he enjoyed the drama of the courtroom.
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- Sally always makes a drama out of the smallest of events.
- Everybody stopped to watch as the drama of the hostage crisis unfolded on live television.
- There was a moment of great drama in Parliament today as two protestors ran into the debating chamber.
- The two teams produced 90 minutes of enjoyable football in a seven-goal drama.
- Her latest collection of photographs prove that no-one is better at capturing moments of high drama and deep emotion.
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Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
- a new lease of life idiom
- alacrity
- animation
- ardour
- avid
- flap
- frisky
- frisson
- get-up-and-go
- glamour
- gusto
- meaty
- shiver (up and) down your spine idiom
- sparkle
- spice
- spirit
- sprightly
- stimulation
- zap
- zest
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