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      drama
      noun
      (uncountable) Theatrical plays in general.
      (countable) A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
      (countable) Such a work for television, radio or the cinema, usually one that is not a comedy.
      (uncountable, countable) A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play.
      (slang, uncountable) Rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life or online events; melodrama; an angry dispute or scene; a situation made more complicated or worse than it should be; intrigue or spiteful interpersonal maneuvering.
      A city, a municipality, a regional unit of the East Macedonia and Thrace region, in north-eastern Greece.
      Roots
      drandram- · Greek · to do, act
      Synonyms for drama
      melodramandramaticsndramaturgynpsychodramatheatricshistrionicsnmonodramateleplayadjplayvstagecraftn
      Words related to drama
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