Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

framing device

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: fram-ing de-vice
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An introductory or main narrative that provides a framework for a more emphasized second narrative or for a set of shorter stories.

Example Sentences

"The attack sequence dissolves to the present, back to the circus sideshow of the first reel and the curious onlookers, awaiting a glimpse of the creature in the pit, the framing device all but forgotten during the past seventy minutes of full immersion in freakdom."
"“Treehouse Of Horror III”’s framing device finds the good folks of Springfield telling stories during a Halloween party."
"There’s a framing device in which we see an elderly Rafiki telling the story to Kiara (Blue Ivy Carter), the young daughter of Lion King protagonist Simba"

Inflected Forms

framing devices (plural)

Questions

What does framing device mean?: An introductory or main narrative that provides a framework for a more emphasized second narrative or for a set of shorter stories.

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