DRAMA


Meaning of DRAMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdrä-mə, ˈdra- ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin dramat-, drama, from Greek, deed, drama, from dran to do, act

Date: 1515

1.

a. : 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 — compare closet drama

b. : a movie or television production with characteristics (as conflict) of a serious play ; broadly : a play, movie, or television production with a serious tone or subject

a police drama

2. : dramatic art, literature, or affairs

3.

a. : a state, situation, or series of events involving interesting or intense conflict of forces

b. : dramatic state, effect, or quality

the drama of the courtroom proceedings

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.