metanarratives

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A form of metanarrative — A narrative which concerns narratives of historical meaning, experience or knowledge and offers legitimation of such through the anticipated completion of some master idea; a grand story that is self-legitimizing.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of metanarrative
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APA

metanarratives. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metanarratives

MLA

“metanarratives.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metanarratives. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metanarratives,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metanarratives.

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