Etymology

metadrama

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Today it means: The appearance of a play within another play as part of its plot. Full definition →

English drama ← Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)
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  1. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  2. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  3. Englishmeta-
  4. Englishdrama
  5. English todaymetadrama

From meta- + drama.

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