/ ˈdrɑːmə; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C ] a play for the theatre, television or radio :
a costume / historical, etc. drama
2.
[ U ] plays considered as a form of literature :
classical / Elizabethan / modern, etc. drama
a drama critic
drama school
a drama student
I studied English and Drama at college.
3.
[ C ] an exciting event :
A powerful human drama was unfolding before our eyes.
4.
[ U ] the fact of being exciting :
You couldn't help being thrilled by the drama of the situation.
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IDIOMS
- make a drama out of sth
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek drama , from dran do, act.