Meaning of Russian doll | Babel Free
Definitions
- One of a set of hollow nesting dolls, usually wooden and decorated.
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An issue or situation which repeatedly reveals more levels of complexity. figuratively
Equivalents
Examples
“When she opened it he saw her eyes flash to Simon's, saw the tremulous smile and the stroke of her finger down the painted face of the Russian doll. Those dolls that had other dolls inside.”
“Any society is thus like a Russian doll, only much more complicated than this toy, whose inclusions are linear, i.e. unidimensional. A society can be imagined as a multidimensional Russian doll.”
“The History of Love by Nicole Krauss has been described as a complex Russian-doll structure; a narrative inside another inside another. The form is fragmented. There are multiple voices, multiple narrative strands set out […]”
“Like a Russian doll, a document within the document within the document follows. This last document is in fact the last part of the document discussed in the previous section: the résumé of the evidence and the verdict.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.