Meanings
nounmetatheatre (uncountable)
- uncountableself-referential drama
Origin
From meta- + theatre. Coined by Lionel Abel.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian metateatro
- metateatroTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
metatheatre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatheatre
MLA
“metatheatre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatheatre. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metatheatre,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatheatre.
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