Metatextual
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Metatextual is an adjective meaning Constituting self-referential text (text about the text); for example, as mentioned earlier herein.
Meaning
Constituting self-referential text (text about the text); for example, as mentioned earlier herein.
More Meanings
- Of or pertaining to metatextuality.
Example Sentences
Still, the meta-textual cleverness of the whole affair takes a little while to settle into, partly because the early storylines feel so routine.
The metatextual tweak to the then-tired franchise was a creative shot in the arm, and though it didn’t set the box office on fire, it set the stage for Scream’s brilliant deconstruction of the genre.
Word Forms
- meta-textual
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include intratextual, extratextual, subtextual, metadiegetic, passim, interlinear.
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