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[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Late Latin; Origin: Greek, 'action, theater plays', from dran 'to do']
[U and C] a play for the theatre, television, radio etc, usually a serious one, or plays in general
-see also comedy comedy
::the great traditions of ancient Greek drama
a TV/television/radio drama
::the award-winning TV drama 'Prime Suspect'
::a new drama series for Saturday nights
::a drama critic
::a courtroom drama (=one that takes place in a court of law)
::a lavish costume drama (=one about events in a past century)
::He plays a Russian spy in the comedy drama 'Sleepers'.
[U] acting - used when talking about it as a subject to study or teach
::young actors coming out of drama school
::our drama teacher
[U and C] 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
::a night of high drama (=very exciting events)
::the drama of the moment
make a drama out of sth
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.
drama queen
a woman or homosexual man who tends to behave as if situations are worse than they really are - used to show disapproval