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drama noun [ ˈdrɑːmə ]

• a play for theatre, radio, or television.
• "a gritty urban drama about growing up in Harlem"
Similar: play, show, piece, theatrical work, spectacle, dramatization, screenplay,
• an exciting, emotional, or unexpected event or circumstance.
• "a hostage drama"
Origin: early 16th century: via late Latin from Greek drama, from dran ‘do, act’.

make a drama out of

• exaggerate the importance of (a minor problem or incident).
"Gwyneth makes such a drama out of things"



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