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drama
What does drama mean?
drama (noun): the literary genre of works intended for the theater.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce drama?
/ˈdɹɑmə/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does drama come from?
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”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to drama
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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the main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening
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a paved part of road, usually in a village or a town
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a component that is added to something to improve it
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the literary genre of works intended for the theater
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