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four-act play vs drama

drama vs four-act play

four-act play and drama both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
four-act play Yes No No No
drama Yes No No No
As nouns, drama is a hypernym of four-act play; that is, drama is a word with a broader meaning than four-act play:
  • four-act play: An act structure found in early twentieth century stage dramas, such as those of Anton Chekhov and Henrik Ibsen.
  • drama: a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
Other hypernyms of four-act play include dramatic play, play.
four-act play (noun) drama (noun)
An act structure found in early twentieth century stage dramas, such as those of Anton Chekhov and Henrik Ibsen. the quality of being arresting or highly emotional
the literary genre of works intended for the theater
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
Difference between four-act play and drama

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