Definition of dram

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Dram (n.) A weight; in Apothecaries' weight, one eighth part of an ounce, or sixty grains; in Avoirdupois weight, one sixteenth part of an ounce, or 27.34375 grains..

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Protagonist :: Protagonist (n.) One who takes the leading part in a drama; hence, one who takes lead in some great scene, enterprise, conflict, or the like..
Revival :: Revival (n.) Renewed performance of, or interest in, something, as the drama and literature..
Dramaturgic :: Dramaturgic (a.) Relating to dramaturgy.
Elizabethan :: Elizabethan (a.) Pertaining to Queen Elizabeth or her times, esp. to the architecture or literature of her reign; as, the Elizabethan writers, drama, literature..
Atellan :: Atellan (n.) A farcical drama performed at Atella.
Wet :: Wet (a.) A dram; a drink.
Monodrama :: Monodrama (n.) Alt. of Monodram.
Drama :: Drama (n.) A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and interest.
Dram :: Dram (n.) A weight; in Apothecaries' weight, one eighth part of an ounce, or sixty grains; in Avoirdupois weight, one sixteenth part of an ounce, or 27.34375 grains..
Repertoire :: Repertoire (n.) A list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform..
Dramatizing :: Dramatizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dramatiz.
Denouement :: Denouement (n.) The unraveling or discovery of a plot; the catastrophe, especially of a drama or a romance..
Act :: Act (v. t.) To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage..
Criticism :: Criticism (n.) The rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties and faults of a literary performance, or of a production in the fine arts; as, dramatic criticism..
Protasis :: Protasis (n.) The first part of a drama, of a poem, or the like; the introduction; opposed to epitasis..
Dramatization :: Dramatization (n.) Act of dramatizing.
Taster :: Taster (n.) That in which, or by which, anything is tasted, as, a dram cup, a cheese taster, or the like..
Catastrophe :: Catastrophe (n.) The final event in a romance or a dramatic piece; a denouement, as a death in a tragedy, or a marriage in a comedy..
Stage :: Stage (n.) The floor for scenic performances; hence, the theater; the playhouse; hence, also, the profession of representing dramatic compositions; the drama, as acted or exhibited..
Melodramatic :: Melodramatic (a.) Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.
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