Dram
71dram|a|ti|za|tion — «DRAM uh tuh ZAY shuhn, DRAH muh », noun. 1. the act of dramatizing: »The children s dramatization of Rip Van Winkle was funny. 2. what is dramatized: »That play is a dramatization of the life of Lincoln …
72dram|a|tiz|er — «DRAM uh TY zuhr, DRAH muh », noun. a person who dramatizes …
73dram|a|tize — «DRAM uh tyz, DRAH muh », verb, tized, tiz|ing. –v.t. 1. to arrange or present in the form of a play; make a drama of: »The children dramatized the story of Rip Van Winkle. 2. to make seem exciting and thrilling; show or express in a dramatic way …
74dram|a|turge — «DRAM uh turj, DRAH muh », noun. 1. a playwright 2. a specialist in dramatic literature working with a theater on texts and scripts. adjective –dramaturgic, dramaturgical …
75dram|a|tur|gy — «DRAM uh TUR jee, DRAH muh », noun. the art of writing or producing dramas: »a triumph of motion picture dramaturgy (Newsweek). ╂[< Greek drāmatourgiā < drâma, atos drama + érgon work] …
76dram|mach — «DRAM uhkh», noun. = drammock. (Cf. ↑drammock) …
77dram|mock — «DRAM uhk», noun. Scottish. meal mixed with water, without cooking. Also, drummock. ╂[origin uncertain. Compare Gaelic dramag foul mixture.] …
78dram|shop — «DRAM SHOP», noun. Especially British. a place where intoxicating liquor is sold; saloon; barroom …
79dram|ma gio|co|so — «DRAHM mah joh KOH soh», Italian. jocose drama; comedy. »Paisiello s little opera is a delicious sample of the older dramma giocoso not a Himalayan masterpiece, but a masterly comedy of the second rank (Saturday Review) …
80Dram (Einheit) — Ein Dram ist eine Einheit der Masse, ein so genanntes Handelsgewicht. Es wird hauptsächlich in England und Nordamerika gebraucht. Es gibt zwei unterschiedliche Einheiten mit dieser Bezeichnung Dram (avoirdupois): das eigentliche Dram… …
