drama
noun (THEATRE) /ˈdrɑː.mə/
/ˈdræm.ə/ Definition
B1 [C or U] a play in a theatre or on television or radio, or plays and acting generally: She's been in several television dramas. He's the drama critic for the Times. She studied English and drama at college.Drama and playsTheatre - general words › used in expressions that refer to the type of play or film: a courtroom drama a historical dramaDrama and playsTypes of film, play, book etc.
(Definition of drama noun (THEATRE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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