metadrama

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

meta- +‎ drama

Noun[edit]

metadrama (countable and uncountable, plural metadramas)

  1. The appearance of a play within another play as part of its plot.
    Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night Dream" is famous for its metadrama.

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