fourth wall

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Definitions of fourth wall words

noun fourth wall the imaginary wall of a box set, separating the actors from the audience. 1
noun fourth wall an imaginary barrier between a television programme, film, or play and its audience 0
noun fourth wall (Idiomatic) (performing arts) The imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. 0
noun fourth wall (by extension) The boundary between the fiction and the audience. 0

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

First recorded in 1800-10

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