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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
.] 1.
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.
2.
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
Time’s noblest offspring is the last.
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.
3.
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.