Phrase guide
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noun
A recursive image; an image that contains a smaller representation of itself; especially where the smaller representation itself likewise contains a still smaller representation of the whole image, ad infinitum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Self-reflection or introspection in a literary or other artistic work; the representation of the whole work embedded in a work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Qualifier: literary theory
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History
From French mise en abyme (literally “placement into abyss”).
Across languages
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