Meaning

noun a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

noun an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional

noun the literary genre of works intended for the theater

originFrom Late Latin drāma, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from δράω (dráō, “to act, to take action, to achieve”). Doublet of dorama.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0