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metastories

metastories is the plural of metastory.

Meaning of metastory

Noun

metastory (plural metastories)

  1. An overarching story having other stories embedded within it.
    • Once analytic units have been identified, the researcher will often combine the narratives of individual participants into a metastory.2006, Frederick T. L. Leong, James T. Austin, The Psychology Research Handbook
  2. A story about stories themselves.

Questions about metastories

What is metastories the plural of?
Metastories is the plural of metastory.

Words near metastories in the dictionary

  1. metastomes
  2. metastomial
  3. metastomium
  4. metastore
  5. metastores
  6. metastories
  7. metastory
  8. metastrategic
  9. metastrategies
  10. metastrategy
  11. metastriate

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