Art & MusicGreek → English
Drama
/ˈdrɑːmə/
A composition performed by actors; a series of vivid events.
The Greek roots
δρᾶμα
drâma
deed, action, play
Literally: “something done”
Follow a root:δρᾶμα4 words
The story of the word
For the Greeks a drâma was quite simply an 'action' put on stage — the deeds enacted before an audience.
The same roots elsewhere
Other languages reached for exactly the same Greek pieces.
In a sentence
The final act delivered pure drama.