Metadrama

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The appearance of a play within another play as part of its plot. countable, uncountable

    "Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night Dream" is famous for its metadrama."

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"Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night Dream" is famous for its metadrama."

Etymology

From meta- + drama.

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