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| dra·mat·ic [ drə máttik ] |
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1. sudden and marked: large in degree or scale, and often occurring with surprising suddenness
 a dramatic jump in prices
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2. striking: bold, vivid, or strikingly impressive in appearance, color, or effect
a dramatic view of the Alps
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3. exciting and intense: characterized, in real life or in art, by the kind of intense and gripping excitement, startling suddenness, or larger-than-life impressiveness associated with drama and the theater
the dramatic rescue of the survivors at sea
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4. for theater: written for the theater, or relating to the theater, plays, or acting
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5. having powerful expressive voice: having a powerful singing voice especially suited to the expression of intense emotion, e.g. in tragic or villainous roles in opera
a dramatic tenor
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| [Late 16th century. Via late Latin< Greek drāmatikos< drama (see drama)] |
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