drama

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
  2. noun an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
  3. noun the literary genre of works intended for the theater

Etymology

From Late Latin drāma, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from δράω (dráō, “to act, to take action, to achieve”). Doublet of dorama.

In classic literature

Synonyms

play, dramatic play

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