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break the fourth wall

break the fourth wall
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [breyk stressed th ee fawrth, fohrth wawl]
    • /breɪk stressed ði fɔrθ, foʊrθ wɔl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [breyk stressed th ee fawrth, fohrth wawl]
    • /breɪk stressed ði fɔrθ, foʊrθ wɔl/

Definitions of break the fourth wall words

  • noun break the fourth wall (esp of a character in a television programme, film, or play) to refer to, acknowledge, or address the audience, usually for comedic effect or as an avante-garde technique 3
  • verb break the fourth wall (Idiomatic) (of fiction) To apparently communicate with reality directly, such as when characters of literature comment on the existence of a reader. 0
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Parts of speech for Break the fourth wall

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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break the fourth wall popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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