unité d'action

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y.ni.te d‿ak.sjɔ̃/

Noun

unité d’action f (uncountable)

1. (theater, literature) unity of action (the rule, in classical theater, according to which a play should have one action that it follows, with minimal subplots)

   Coordinate terms: unité de lieu, unité de temps