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frame story

frame sto·ry (plural frame sto·ries)


noun 
Definition:
 
linking narrative for several tales: a narrative that provides the framework within which a number of different stories, which may or may not be connected, can be told. An example of a frame story is the pilgrims' ride to Canterbury that provides the starting point for Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

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