# playception

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A play that portrays actors staging a play or features an internal play; a play-within-a-play.

## Etymology
From play + -ception.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/playception