metadrama

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noun

The appearance of a play within another play as part of its plot.

“Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night Dream" is famous for its metadrama.”

OriginEnglish drama ← Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-) →
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Meanings

nounmetadrama (countable and uncountable, plural metadramas)

plural metadramas

  1. countableuncountableThe appearance of a play within another play as part of its plot.

    Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night Dream" is famous for its metadrama.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  2. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  3. Englishmeta-
  4. Englishdrama
  5. Englishmetadrama

From meta- + drama.

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APA

metadrama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metadrama

MLA

“metadrama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metadrama. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metadrama,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metadrama.

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