Metatheatrical

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or pertaining to metatheatre not-comparable

    "Amply stocked with jokes about theater lore and wry, metatheatrical gags, it may be silly and inconsequential, but it has more humor and heart than lots of the big-shot musicals on Broadway (1:30)."

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"Amply stocked with jokes about theater lore and wry, metatheatrical gags, it may be silly and inconsequential, but it has more humor and heart than lots of the big-shot musicals on Broadway (1:30)."

Etymology

From meta- + theatrical.

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