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n. An idiom of the Aramaic. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. Aramaeus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. Heb. Arām, i. e. Highland, a name given to Syria and Mesopotamia. ] Of or pertaining to the Syrians and Chaldeans, or to their language; Aramaic. -- n. A native of Aram. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Brahma. [ 1913 Webster ]

A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph Bramah of London. See under Hydrostatic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ko`smos the world + "o`rama a sight, spectacle, fr. "ora^n to see. ] An exhibition in which a series of views in various parts of the world is seen reflected by mirrors through a series of lenses, with such illumination, etc., as will make the views most closely represent reality. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cyclo- + Gr. "o`rama sight, spectacle.] A pictorial view which is extended circularly, so that the spectator is surrounded by the objects represented as by things in nature. The realistic effect is increased by putting, in the space between the spectator and the picture, things adapted to the scene represented, and in some places only parts of these objects, the completion of them being carried out pictorially. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; to see through; &unr_; = dia` through + &unr_; to see; cf. &unr_; that which is seen, a sight: cf. F. diorama. Cf. Panorama. ] 1. A mode of scenic representation, invented by Daguerre and Bouton, in which a painting is seen from a distance through a large opening. By a combination of transparent and opaque painting, and of transmitted and reflected light, and by contrivances such as screens and shutters, much diversity of scenic effect is produced. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A building used for such an exhibition. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event.
Syn. -- documentary, documentary film, infotainment. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti. ] 1. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

A divine pastoral drama in the Song of Solomon. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and interest. “The drama of war.” Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

Westward the course of empire takes its way;
The four first acts already past,
A fifth shall close the drama with the day;
Time's noblest offspring is the last. Berkeley. [ 1913 Webster ]

The drama and contrivances of God's providence. Sharp. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or illustrating it; dramatic literature. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The principal species of the drama are tragedy and comedy; inferior species are tragi-comedy, melodrama, operas, burlettas, and farces. [ 1913 Webster ]

The romantic drama, the kind of drama whose aim is to present a tale or history in scenes, and whose plays (like those of Shakespeare, Marlowe, and others) are stories told in dialogue by actors on the stage. J. A. Symonds.

{ } a. [ Gr. dramatiko`s, fr. dra^ma: cf. F. dramatique. ] Of or pertaining to the drama; as, dramatic arts. [ wns=3 ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. suitable to or characteristic of or having the qualities of, a drama; theatrical; as, a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape; a dramatic rescue at sea. Opposite of undramatic. [ wns=1 ] [ Narrower terms: melodramatic; awe-inspiring, spectacular ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

The emperor . . . performed his part with much dramatic effect. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. striking in appearance or effect; vivid; having a thrilling effect; as, a dramatic sunset; a dramatic pause. [ wns=2 ]
Syn. -- spectacular, striking. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. (Music) marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style; -- of a singer or singing voice; as, a dramatic tenor; a dramatic soprano. Contrasted to lyric. [ wns=4 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In a dramatic manner; theatrically; vividly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as dramatization.
Syn. -- dramatization. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖ [ L. ] The actors in a drama or play. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. dramatiste. ] The author of a dramatic composition; a writer of plays. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being dramatized. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Act of dramatizing; a dramatic representation. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dramatized p. pr. & vb. n. Dramatizing ] [ Cf. F. dramatiser. ] To compose in the form of the drama; to represent in a drama; to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a novel, or an historical episode. [ 1913 Webster ]

They dramatized tyranny for public execration. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to dramaturgy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in dramaturgy. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; dramatic composition; &unr_; drama + a root akin to E. work: cf. F. dramaturgie. ] The art of dramatic composition and representation. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] 1. A straight, heavy sword with two edges, used in the 16th and 17th centuries. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A blow with edge of a sword. Farrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being framed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + &unr_; sight, view, &unr_; to see, view: cf. F. géorama. ] A hollow globe on the inner surface of which a map of the world is depicted, to be examined by one standing inside. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Sp. grama a sort of grass. ] (Bot.) The name of several kinds of pasture grasses found in the Western United States, esp. the Bouteloua oligostachya. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. gramer, grameri, gramori, grammar, magic, OF. gramaire, F. grammaire. See Grammar. ] Necromancy; magic. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ See Gamashes. ] Gaiters reaching to the knee; leggings. [ 1913 Webster ]

Strong gramashes, or leggings of thick gray cloth. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; beyond + &unr_; countless + &unr_; view. ] A show or exhibition having a great number of scenes or views. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + marginal. ] Below the margin; submarginal; as, an inframarginal convolution of the brain. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + maxillary. ] (Anat.) (a) Under the lower jaw; submaxillary; as, the inframaxillary nerve. (b) Of or pertaining to the lower iaw. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. inter- + L. ramus a branch. ] (Anat.) Between rami or branches; esp., between the mandibles, or rami of the lower jaw; intermandibular. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Situated within the margin. Loudon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., from L. marinus marine + Gr. &unr_; view. ] A representation of a sea view. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. mélodrame, fr. Gr. me`los song + dra^ma drama. ] Formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; as, the melodrama in the gravedigging scene of Beethoven's “Fidelio”. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. mélodramatique. ] Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action. -- Mel`o*dra*mat"ic*al*ly adv. [1913 Webster]

n. One who acts in, or writes, melodramas. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to a monodrama. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Mono- + Gr. &unr_; drama. ] A drama acted, or intended to be acted, by a single person. [ 1913 Webster ]

. An opera in which the text and action are not interrupted by set arias, duets, etc., the music being determined throughout by dramatic appropriateness; musical drama of this character, in general. It involves the use of a kind of melodious declamation, the development of leitmotif, great orchestral elaboration, and a fusion of poetry, music, action, and scene into an organic whole. The term is applied esp. to the later works of Wagner: “Tristan und Isolde, ” “Die Meistersinger, ” “Rheingold, ” “Walküre, ” “Siegfried, ” “Götterdämmerung, ” and “Parsifal.” [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; numberless + &unr_; a sight, fr. &unr_; to see. ] A picture made up of several smaller pictures, drawn upon separate pieces in such a manner as to admit of combination in many different ways, thus producing a great variety of scenes or landscapes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; temple + &unr_; a view. ] A panorama of the interior of a building, seen from within. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. to present in an overly dramatic manner. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. pa^s, pa^n, all + &unr_; that which is seen, a view, fr. &unr_; to see. See Pan-, and Wary. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A complete view in every direction. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: A comprehensive survey of a particular topic; also, a broad view of the development of a series of events. [ PJC ]

3. A picture presenting a view of objects in every direction, as from a central point. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A picture representing scenes too extended to be beheld at once, and so exhibited a part at a time, by being unrolled, and made to pass continuously before the spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. pa^s, pa^n, all + &unr_; solid + &unr_; a view. ] A model of a town or country, in relief, executed in wood, cork, pasteboard, or the like. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A substance exhibiting paramagnetism, i.e. a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Pref. para- + magnetic. ] (Physics) Having or exhibiting paramagnetism; -- opposed to diamagnetic and contrasted with ferromagnetic. -- n. A paramagnetic substance. Faraday. -- Par`a*mag*net"ic*al*ly adv. [1913 Webster]

n. (Physics) A property of materials which are not magnetized in the absence of an external magnetic field, but in which the magnetic moments of their constituents align with and enhance an applied magnetic field; the induced magnetic field of the substance is in direct proportion to the strength of the applied magnetic field; -- opposed to diamagnetic and contrasted with ferromagnetic. Faraday. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. para- + maleic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from malic acid, and now called fumaric acid. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. para- + malic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid metameric with malic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]