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subtexts

subtexts is the plural of subtext.

Meaning of subtext

Noun

subtext (countable and uncountable, plural subtexts)

  1. An implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.
    • Everyone heard the announcement, but not everyone agrees on what the subtext was.

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Questions about subtexts

What is subtexts the plural of?
Subtexts is the plural of subtext.

Words near subtexts in the dictionary

  1. subtexels
  2. subtext
  3. subtexted
  4. subtexting
  5. subtextless
  6. subtexts
  7. subtextual
  8. subtextualities
  9. subtextuality
  10. subtextualization
  11. subtextualizations

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subtexts (page history and authors); subtext (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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