- (n.) Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or illustrating it; dramatic literature.
- (n.) A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and interest.
- (n.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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