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Webster 1913 Edition

Drama

Dra′ma

(drä′mȧ or drā′mȧ; 277)

Noun.

[L.

drama

, Gr.

δρᾶμα

, fr.

δρᾶν

to do, act; cf. Lith.

daryti

A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest, tending toward some striking result. It is commonly designed to be spoken and represented by actors on the stage.

A divine pastoral

drama

in the Song of Solomon.

Milton.

A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and interest.

“The drama of war.”

Thackeray.

Westward the course of empire takes its way;
The four first acts already past,
A fifth shall close the

drama

with the day;
Time’s noblest offspring is the last.

Berkeley.

The

drama

and contrivances of God's providence.

Sharp.

Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or illustrating it; dramatic literature.

☞ The principal species of the drama are

tragedy

and

comedy

; inferior species are

tragi-comedy

melodrama

operas

burlettas

, and

farces

Webster 1828 Edition

Drama

DRAMA

Noun.

[Gr., to make.] A poem or composition representing a picture of human life, and accommodated to action. The principal species of the drama are tragedy and comedy; inferior species are tragi-comedy, opera, &c.

Definition 2024

Drama

See also: drama and dráma

English

Proper noun

Drama

A town in Greece.

Anagrams

damar

German

Pronunciation

Noun

Drama n ‎(genitive Dramas, plural Dramen)

drama

Declension

Declension of Drama

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Drama	die	Dramen
genitive	eines	des	Dramas	der	Dramen
dative	einem	dem	Drama	den	Dramen
accusative	ein	das	Drama	die	Dramen

drama

See also: Drama and dráma

English

Noun

drama ‎(usually uncountable, plural dramas or dramata)

A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
Such a work for television, radio or the cinema (usually one that is not a comedy)
Theatrical plays in general
A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play
(slang) Rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life events; melodrama; an angry dispute or scene; intrigue or spiteful interpersonal maneuvering.

Synonyms

See also Wikisaurus:drama

Derived terms

terms derived from drama (noun)

Translations

composition

Arabic: دْرَامَا f ‎(drāmā), مَسْرَحِيَّة f ‎(masraḥiyya)
Catalan: drama (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 戲劇 (zh), 戏剧 (zh) ‎(xìjù)
Czech: drama n
Dutch: drama (nl) n
French: drame (fr) m
German: Drama (de) m
Greek: δράμα (el) n ‎(dráma)
Hindi: नाटक (hi) ‎(nāṭak)
Ido: dramato (io)
Indonesian: drama (id)
Irish: dráma m
Italian: dramma (it)

Japanese: 劇 (ja) ‎(げき, geki), 演戯 ‎(えんげき, engeki), ドラマ (ja) ‎(dorama), 芝居 (ja) ‎(しばい, shibai)
Malayalam: നാടകം (ml) ‎(nāṭakaṃ)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: drama (no) n

Nynorsk: drama n
Polish: dramat (pl) m
Portuguese: drama (pt) m
Romanian: dramă (ro) f
Russian: дра́ма (ru) f ‎(dráma), пье́са (ru) f ‎(pʹjésa) (play, piece)
Spanish: drama (es) m, obra teatral f
Swedish: drama (sv) n
Telugu: నాటకం (te) ‎(nāṭakaṃ)
Vietnamese: kịch (vi)
Yiddish: דראַמע f ‎(drame)

brought through the media

Arabic: مُسَلْسِلَات pl ‎(musalsilāt)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 電視連續劇, 电视连续剧 ‎(diànshì liánxùjù) (TV), 電視劇 (zh), 电视剧 (zh) ‎(diànshìjù) (TV), 連續劇 (zh), 连续剧 (zh) ‎(liánxùjù), ^{(please verify)}抓馬, ^{(please verify)}抓马 ‎(zhuāmǎ)
Dutch: drama (nl) n
Greek: δράμα (el) n ‎(dráma)
Hindi: नाटक (hi) ‎(nāṭak)
Indonesian: drama (id)
Japanese: ドラマ (ja) ‎(dorama)

Korean: 드라마 (ko) ‎(deurama)
Malay: drama
Norwegian:

Bokmål: drama (no) n

Nynorsk: drama n
Polish: dramat (pl) m
Portuguese: drama (pt) m
Russian: дра́ма (ru) f ‎(dráma), сериа́л (ru) m ‎(seriál), телесериа́л (ru) m ‎(teleseriál) (TV)
Swedish: drama (sv) n

theatrical plays

Arabic: دْرَامَا f ‎(drāmā), مَسْرَحِيَّة f ‎(masraḥiyya)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 戲劇 (zh), 戏剧 (zh) ‎(xìjù)
Dutch: drama (nl) n, toneelstuk (nl) n, theateropvoering f
French: drame (fr) m
German: Drama (de) m, Schauspiel (de) n
Greek: δράμα (el) n ‎(dráma)
Indonesian: drama (id)
Irish: dráma m
Japanese: ドラマ (ja) ‎(dorama), 芝居 (ja) ‎(しばい, shibai), 演戯 ‎(えんぎ, engi)

Norwegian:

Bokmål: drama (no) n, dramatikk m

Nynorsk: drama n, dramatikk m
Polish: dramat (pl) m
Portuguese: drama (pt) m
Romanian: dramă (ro) f
Russian: дра́ма (ru) f ‎(dráma)
Spanish: drama (es) m, obra teatral f
Swahili: tamthilia (sw)
Swedish: drama (sv) n
Telugu: నాటకం (te) ‎(nāṭakaṃ)
Volapük: dramat (vo)

dramatic situation

Dutch: drama (nl) n
French: drame (fr) m
Greek: δράμα (el) n ‎(dráma)
Hungarian: dráma (hu)
Japanese: ドラマ (ja) ‎(dorama)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: drama (no) n, dramatikk m

Nynorsk: drama n, dramatikk m

Polish: dramat (pl) m
Portuguese: drama (pt) m
Romanian: dramă (ro) f
Russian: дра́ма (ru) f ‎(dráma)
Spanish: drama (es) m
Swedish: drama (sv) n

Anagrams

damar

Catalan

Pronunciation

(Eastern Catalan) IPA^(key): /ˈdɾa.mə/
(Western Catalan) IPA^(key): /ˈdɾa.ma/

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek δρᾶμα ‎(drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from δράω ‎(dráō, “to act, to take action, to achieve”).

Noun

drama m ‎(plural drames)

drama (theatrical and media genre)
drama (theatrical plays in general)
drama (difficult situation)

Related terms

dramàs
dramàtic
dramatisme

dramaturg
dramet
drameta

drametxo
dramot
melodrama

References

“drama” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek δραχμή ‎(drakhmḗ, “a drachma”).

Noun

drama f ‎(plural drames)

Obsolete spelling of dracma

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowing from English drama, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα ‎(drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from δράω ‎(dráō, “to act, to take action, to achieve”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: dra‧ma

Noun

drama

A theatrical play, a skit.
A radio drama.
A soap opera, a TV show that is not a comedy.
An act, a display of behavior meant to deceive.

Verb

drama

To be emotional or sentimental.
To put on an act.

Czech

Noun

drama n

drama (composition intended for actors)

Related terms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtraːma/
Rhymes: -aːma

Noun

drama n ‎(genitive singular drama, no plural)

drama

Declension

declension of drama

	indefinite	definite
n-w	singular
nominative	drama	dramað
accusative	drama	dramað
dative	drama	dramanu
genitive	drama	dramans

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾˠamˠə/

Noun

drama m ‎(genitive singular drama, nominative plural dramaí)

Cois Fharraige form of dráma

Declension

Declension of drama

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	drama	dramaí
Vocative	a dhrama	a dhramaí
Genitive	drama	dramaí
Dative	drama	dramaí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an drama	na dramaí
Genitive	an drama	na ndramaí
Dative	leis an drama don drama	leis na dramaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
drama	dhrama	ndrama
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdraː.ma/

Noun

drāma n ‎(genitive drāmatis); third declension

drama, play

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	drāma	drāmata
genitive	drāmatis	drāmatum
dative	drāmatī	drāmatibus
accusative	drāma	drāmata
ablative	drāmate	drāmatibus
vocative	drāma	drāmata

References

drama in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
DRAMA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Félix Gaffiot (1934), “drama”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
drama in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
drama in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δρᾶμα ‎(drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”).

Noun

drama n ‎(definite singular dramaet, indefinite plural drama or dramaer, definite plural dramaene)

a drama

Related terms

dramatikk

Derived terms

melodrama

References

“drama” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δρᾶμα ‎(drâma).

Noun

drama n ‎(definite singular dramaet, indefinite plural drama, definite plural dramaa)

a drama

Related terms

dramatikk

Derived terms

melodrama

References

“drama” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ama

Noun

drama m (plural dramas)

drama (composition)
drama (theatrical play)
drama (dramatic situation)

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

drama m ‎(genitive singular drama, plural dramaichean)

Alternative form of dràm

Noun

drama

genitive singular of dràm

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /drâma/
Hyphenation: dra‧ma

Noun

drȁma f ‎(Cyrillic spelling дра̏ма)

drama

Declension

Declension of drama

	singular	plural
nominative	drȁma	drame
genitive	drame	drȃmā
dative	drami	dramama
accusative	dramu	drame
vocative	dramo	drame
locative	drami	dramama
instrumental	dramom	dramama

Spanish

Noun

drama m ‎(plural dramas)

drama

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

drama n

a drama

Declension

Declension of drama

	singular		plural
Neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	drama	dramat	dramer	dramerna
genitive	dramas	dramats	dramers	dramernas

Related terms

Veps

Etymology

Borrowing from Russian дра́ма ‎(dráma).

Noun

drama

drama (theatre)

Inflection

Inflection of drama
nominative sing.	drama
genitive sing.	draman
partitive sing.	dramad
partitive plur.	dramoid
	singular	plural
nominative	drama	dramad
accusative	draman	dramad
genitive	draman	dramoiden
partitive	dramad	dramoid
essive-instructive	draman	dramoin
translative	dramaks	dramoikš

inessive	dramas	dramoiš
elative	dramaspäi	dramoišpäi
illative	?	dramoihe

adessive	dramal	dramoil
ablative	dramalpäi	dramoilpäi
allative	dramale	dramoile

abessive	dramata	dramoita
comitative	dramanke	dramoidenke
prolative	dramadme	dramoidme

approximative I	dramanno	dramoidenno
approximative II	dramannoks	dramoidennoks
egressive	dramannopäi	dramoidennopäi

terminative I	?	dramoihesai
terminative II	dramalesai	dramoilesai
terminative III	dramassai	—

additive I	?	dramoihepäi
additive II	dramalepäi	dramoilepäi

References

Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “драма”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika