Definition of drama

• 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.
• n. - A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and interest.
• n. - Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or illustrating it; dramatic literature.