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Definition of dramatic irony noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dramatic irony

noun

/drəˌmætɪk ˈaɪrəni/

/drəˌmætɪk ˈaɪrəni/

[uncountable] (specialist)

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a situation in a play when a character’s words carry an extra meaning to the audience because they know more than the character, especially about what is going to happen
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