el
masculine
/ˈdɾama/
#2522 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
drama
Word origin
From Latin drama, from Greek drama ('a deed, an action on stage'), from dran ('to do, to act'). English 'drama' and 'drastic' share the same Greek root.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- drama
- English cognates
- drama, drastic
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraldramas
Examples
.
The play is a drama about a broken family.
.
Do not make such a drama over such a small thing.
.
The drama of the film made me cry.
.
She loves drama and always exaggerates everything.
.
He studies theatre because he wants to write a drama.
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 51.