drama

drama · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδρᾶμα“an act, a theatrical act, a play”
2. Late Latin · borrowed fromdrāma
3. English todaydrama

From Late Latin drāma, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from δράω (dráō, “to act, to take action, to achieve”). Doublet of dorama.

Drama · proper noun²

1. Greek · borrowed fromΔράμα
2. Greek · borrowed fromΔράμα
3. English todayDrama

Borrowed from Greek Δράμα (Dráma).

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