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metatexts

metatexts is the plural of metatext.

Meaning of metatext

Noun

metatext (countable and uncountable, plural metatexts)

  1. Text that describes or discusses text.
    • In sum the present autism hypothesis provides for a context and metatext in which the parable ‘Before the Law’ can be set and reveals its deeper meaning and in fact discloses the secret of Franz Kafka as a person and the logic behind his work.2017 May 16, Jerry Stuger, “Kafka and Autism. The Undisclosed Logic Behind Kafka’s Work”, in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, volume 47, →DOI, pages 2336–2347

Questions about metatexts

What is metatexts the plural of?
Metatexts is the plural of metatext.

Words near metatexts in the dictionary

  1. metates
  2. metatexite
  3. metatexites
  4. metatexitic
  5. metatext
  6. metatexts
  7. metatextual
  8. metatextualities
  9. metatextuality
  10. metatextually
  11. metathalami

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