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frame story

noun

a secondary story or stories embedded in the main story.

a narrative providing the framework for connecting a series of otherwise unrelated stories.

a literary device that uses such a narrative structure.

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Also called frame narrative, frame tale.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019