"bookception" meaning in All languages combined

See bookception on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: bookceptions [plural]
Etymology: From book + -ception. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|book|ception}} book + -ception Head templates: {{en-noun}} bookception (plural bookceptions)
  1. (slang) A work of fiction (especially a novel) featuring a frame story or metanarrative structure. Wikipedia link: Story within a story Tags: slang Categories (topical): Fiction Synonyms: book-ception

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