Exact historical dictionary sense
Drama in Webster's 1913 dictionary
The 1913 record labels drama as noun. Its source-bounded etymology and selected historical definition appear below.
WEBSTER 1913noun
Drama
[L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.]
Cross-verified historical senseHeadworddrama
Part of speechnoun
Historical etymology[L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.]
Selected historical definitionA 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.
Signed record IDwebster1913-drama-noun-340e1f4c9cbc
Source locatorCIDE.D, paragraph 12762; Gutenberg eBook 662
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In Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), "drama" is labeled noun. Its etymology is recorded as: "[L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.]" The selected historical definition says: "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."