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a three-part/six-part etc drama (=having three/six etc programmes ) It’s a new four-part crime drama starting on Monday night. a police/cop drama (=about the police ) 'The Bill' is a popular police drama. a comedy/tragic drama (=about funny/very sad events ) Martin Clunes is to star in a new comedy drama. a romantic drama (=about a romance ) It is a wartime romantic drama. a courtroom drama (=about events in a court ) The lawyer and sleuth Perry Mason was the hero of 82 courtroom dramas. a crime drama (=about a crime or crimes ) 'American Gangster' is a crime drama set in 1970s New York. a medical/hospital drama (=about events in a hospital ) He played a doctor in the US medical drama 'ER'. a costume drama (=about events in history, in which people wear costumes from that time ) a costume drama set in 17th century France a historical drama (=about events in the past ) She starred in a historical drama about Marie Antoinette.

accidents, burst pipes, and other domestic dramas a night of high drama (=very exciting events ) the drama of the moment 4 → make a drama out of something 5 → drama queen COLLOCATIONS ADJECTIVES/NOUN + drama a TV/television/radio drama The book has been made into a television drama.

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2 AL acting – used when talking about it as a subject to study or teach young actors coming out of drama school our drama teacher 3 EXCITED an exciting event or set of events, or the quality of being exciting Maggie’s life is always full of drama.

W3 AWL noun 1 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 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’.

Dramatize From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Arts, Literature drama dra‧ma / ˈdrɑːmə $ ˈdrɑːmə, ˈdræmə /

Drama definition