Topic: ARTS
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Late Latin |
| Origin: | Greek, 'action, theater plays', from dran 'to do' |
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dra‧ma W3
1 [uncountable and countable]A a play for the theatre, television, radio etc, usually a serious one, or plays in general [↪ comedy]: the great traditions of ancient Greek drama a drama critic
the great traditions of ancient Greek dramaa drama critic2 [uncountable] acting - used when talking about it as a subject to study or teach : our drama teacher
our drama teacher3 [uncountable and countable] an exciting event or set of events, or the quality of being exciting : Maggie's life is always full of drama. accidents, burst pipes, and other domestic dramas the drama of the moment
Maggie's life is always full of drama.accidents, burst pipes, and other domestic dramasthe drama of the moment4 to become upset about a small problem and make it seem worse than it really is : Brian always makes such a drama out of everything.
make a drama out of something
Brian always makes such a drama out of everything.5 a woman or homosexual man who tends to behave as if situations are worse than they really are - used to show disapproval
drama queen
WORD FOCUS: film WORD FOCUS: film
types of film: comedy, romantic comedy, drama, thriller, western, action film, horror film, war film, art house film, silent film, feature film
films that use drawings or models: cartoon, animation, animated film
films in general: cinema
where you go to see a film : cinema British English/movie theater American English, multiplex
the people in a film: actor, actress, star, cast
the people who make a film: director, producer, film crew, cameraman/camerawoman, scriptwriter
the music for a film: soundtrack
the words and the instructions to the actors: screenplay
a short film advertising another film: trailer
➔ See also film
WORD FOCUS: film types of film: comedy, romantic comedy, drama, thriller, western, action film, horror film, war film, art house film, silent film, feature film
films that use drawings or models: cartoon, animation, animated film
films in general: cinema
where you go to see a film : cinema British English/movie theater American English, multiplex
the people in a film: actor, actress, star, cast
the people who make a film: director, producer, film crew, cameraman/camerawoman, scriptwriter
the music for a film: soundtrack
the words and the instructions to the actors: screenplay
a short film advertising another film: trailer
➔ See also film
