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paratexts

paratexts is the plural of paratext.

Meaning of paratext

Noun

paratext (countable and uncountable, plural paratexts)

  1. (literary) In literary theory, meanings that are alluded to, above or beyond the printed text; interpretations of text.
  2. All of the notes and explanations that make a text more understandable.

Questions about paratexts

What is paratexts the plural of?
Paratexts is the plural of paratext.

Words near paratexts in the dictionary

  1. paraterraform
  2. paraterraformation
  3. paraterraforming
  4. paratesticular
  5. paratext
  6. paratexts
  7. paratextual
  8. paratextualities
  9. paratextuality
  10. paratextually
  11. paratha

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Adapted from Wiktionary: paratexts (page history and authors); paratext (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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