1. (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.

2. (n.) A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and interest.

3. (n.) Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or illustrating it; dramatic literature.