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Unity :: Unity (n.) In dramatic composition, one of the principles by which a uniform tenor of story and propriety of representation are preserved; conformity in a composition to these; in oratory, discourse, etc., the due subordination and reference of every part to the development of the leading idea or the eastablishment of the main proposition..

Dramatical :: Dramatical (a.) Of or pertaining to the drama; appropriate to, or having the qualities of, a drama; theatrical; vivid..

Dramatist :: Dramatist (n.) The author of a dramatic composition; a writer of plays.

Taster :: Taster (n.) That in which, or by which, anything is tasted, as, a dram cup, a cheese taster, or the like..

Costume :: Costume (n.) A character dress, used at fancy balls or for dramatic purposes..

Scena :: Scena (n.) An accompanied dramatic recitative, interspersed with passages of melody, or followed by a full aria..

Sock :: Sock (n.) The shoe worn by actors of comedy in ancient Greece and Rome, -- used as a symbol of comedy, or of the comic drama, as distinguished from tragedy, which is symbolized by the buskin..

Melodrame :: Melodrame (n.) Melodrama.

Dramaturgic :: Dramaturgic (a.) Relating to dramaturgy.

Nip :: Nip (n.) A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram..

Tablespoonful :: Tablespoonful (n.) As much as a tablespoon will hold; enough to fill a tablespoon. It is usually reckoned as one half of a fluid ounce, or four fluid drams..

Dram :: Dram (v. i. & t.) To drink drams; to ply with drams.

Act :: Act (n.) A performance of part of a play; one of the principal divisions of a play or dramatic work in which a certain definite part of the action is completed.

Denouement :: Denouement (n.) The unraveling or discovery of a plot; the catastrophe, especially of a drama or a romance..

Exhibition :: Exhibition (n.) That which is exhibited, held forth, or displayed; also, any public show; a display of works of art, or of feats of skill, or of oratorical or dramatic ability; as, an exhibition of animals; an exhibition of pictures, statues, etc.; an industrial exhibition..

Drama :: 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..

Act :: Act (v. t.) To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage..

Drachm :: Drachm (n.) Same as Dram.

Play :: Play (n.) A dramatic composition; a comedy or tragedy; a composition in which characters are represented by dialogue and action.

Melodrama :: Melodrama (n.) Formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; as, the melodrama in the gravedigging scene of Beethoven's Fidelio..

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