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Where does “mise en abyme” come from?

mise en abyme (English) comes from French mise en abyme — mise en abyme.

mise en abyme (English): Self-reflection or introspection in a literary or...

Definitions

  1. Self-reflection or introspection in a literary or...

Ancestry of “mise en abyme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmise en abymemise en abyme
Every word from French mise en abyme →