ˈdrämə, -amə, -ȧmə noun
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Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, deed, action on the stage, drama, from dran to do, act; akin to Greek drainein to be ready to do and probably to Lithuanian daryti to do, make, Latvian darît
1. : a composition in verse or prose arranged for enactment (as by actors on a stage) and intended to portray life or character or to tell a story through the actions and usually dialogue of the enactors : play
2. : dramatic art, literature, or affairs
a person skilled in drama
a devotee of the drama
the highlights of English drama
3.
a. : a condition, situation, or series of events involving interesting or intense conflict of forces suggesting that characteristic of a play
whatever happens in the drama of today, the future lies with freedom — J.T.Shotwell
between fantasy and exact knowledge, between drama and technology, there is an intermediate station: that of magic — Lewis Mumford
b. : dramatic state, effect, or quality
the drama of New York's skyline
why not use candles sometimes for a bit of drama at the family table