/ ˈmetəfɪkʃn; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a type of play, novel, etc. in which the author deliberately reminds the audience, reader, etc. that it is fiction and not real life
/ ˈmetəfɪkʃn; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a type of play, novel, etc. in which the author deliberately reminds the audience, reader, etc. that it is fiction and not real life
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005