frame story

noun

variants or frame tale
: a story told within a frame or a story constituting a frame for another story or a series of other stories

Word History

Etymology

translation of German rahmenerzählung

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of frame story was in 1883

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“Frame story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frame%20story. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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