"metadrama" meaning in All languages combined

See metadrama on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: metadramas [plural]
Etymology: meta- + drama Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|drama}} meta- + drama Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} metadrama (countable and uncountable, plural metadramas)
  1. The appearance of a play within another play as part of its plot. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: metadramatic, metadramatist
    Sense id: en-metadrama-en-noun-QIuF3Ll6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with meta-

Inflected forms

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