Meaning of Russian doll | Babel Free
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“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.
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