"Droste effect" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɹɔstə əˈfɛkt/ Forms: Droste effects [plural]
Etymology: From the image used on Droste cocoa powder, one of the main Dutch brands, of a nurse carrying a serving tray with a cup of hot chocolate and a box with the same image. The company was founded by Gerardus Johannes Droste in 1863. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Droste effect (plural Droste effects)
  1. The effect of a picture appearing within itself recursively, so that the inner picture contains another even smaller picture, and so on. Wikipedia link: Droste effect Related terms: mise en abyme
    Sense id: en-Droste_effect-en-noun-B1G3qurs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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