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metatheatrical

metatheatrical adjective: of or pertaining to metatheatre.

Adjective

metatheatrical (not comparable)

  1. of or pertaining to metatheatre
    • Amply stocked with jokes about theater lore and wry, metatheatrical gags, it may be silly and inconsequential, but it has more humor and heart than lots of the big-shot musicals on Broadway (1:30).2008 August 22, The New York Times, “Theater Listings”, in New York Times
    • Late in the game Core interjects a weird dance by two broccoli spears as well as metatheatrical musings that are genuinely thought-provoking.2006 December 15, Laura Molzahn, “Mezza Verita”, in Chicago Reader

Origin of metatheatrical

From meta- + theatrical.

Questions about metatheatrical

What does metatheatrical mean?
Metatheatrical means of or pertaining to metatheatre.
What part of speech is metatheatrical?
Metatheatrical is an adjective.

Words near metatheatrical in the dictionary

  1. metathalami
  2. metathalamic
  3. metathalamus
  4. metatheater
  5. metatheatre
  6. metatheatrical
  7. metatheatricalities
  8. metatheatricality
  9. metatheatrically
  10. metatheca
  11. metathecal

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