- fourth wall
- noun Date: 1807 an imaginary wall (as at the opening of a modern stage proscenium) that keeps performers from recognizing or directly addressing their audience
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Fourth wall — The fourth wall is the imaginary wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theater, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. It was made explicit by Denis Diderot [ The Fourth Wall and the Third Space by John… … Wikipedia
fourth wall — noun a) 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. This is a flat, unnecessary, and strangely disturbing denial of the fourth wall… … Wiktionary
fourth wall — noun : an imaginary wall (as the opening of the proscenium in a theater) that keeps performers from recognizing or directly addressing their audience * * * Theat. the imaginary wall of a box set, separating the actors from the audience. [1800 10] … Useful english dictionary
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fourth wall — Theat. the imaginary wall of a box set, separating the actors from the audience. [1800 10] * * * … Universalium
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