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metatextuality

metatextuality noun: a form of intertextual discourse in which one text makes critical commentary on another.

Noun

metatextuality (countable and uncountable, plural metatextualities)

  1. A form of intertextual discourse in which one text makes critical commentary on another.

Forms of metatextuality

pluralmetatextualities

Origin of metatextuality

From meta- + textuality.

Questions about metatextuality

What does metatextuality mean?
Metatextuality means a form of intertextual discourse in which one text makes critical commentary on another.
What part of speech is metatextuality?
Metatextuality is a noun.
What is the plural of metatextuality?
The plural of metatextuality is metatextualities.

Words near metatextuality in the dictionary

  1. metatexitic
  2. metatext
  3. metatexts
  4. metatextual
  5. metatextualities
  6. metatextuality
  7. metatextually
  8. metathalami
  9. metathalamic
  10. metathalamus
  11. metatheater

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