DRAMA

noun Etymology: Late Latin ~t-, ~, from Greek, deed, ~, from dran to do, act Date: 1515 1. a composition in verse or prose intended to portray life or character or to tell a story usually involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue and typically designed for theatrical performance ; play , a movie or television production with characteristics (as conflict) of a serious play, ~tic art, literature, or affairs, 3. a state, situation, or series of events involving interesting or intense conflict of forces, ~tic state, effect, or quality