Undertext
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Undertext is a noun meaning Text situated below overlying text, such as on a palimpsest.
Meaning
Text situated below overlying text, such as on a palimpsest.
Example Sentences
The problem is that many of the letters in the undertext of the Palimpsest cannot be read, […]
He noticed that one of the manuscripts had some ancient Greek “undertext” beneath the religious writing.
[…] Agnes reckoned that for the vellum to have been reused in this fashion, the undertext must date to at least 200 years before the overwriting.
Word Forms
- undertexts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include intext, underword, intertext, peritext, epitext, surtext.
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