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nounmetatext (countable and uncountable, plural metatexts)
plural metatexts
- countableuncountableText that describes or discusses text.
In sum the present autism hypothesis provides for a context and metatext in which the parable ‘Before the Law’ can be set and reveals its deeper meaning and in fact discloses the secret of Franz Kafka as a person and the logic behind his work.
2017 May 16, Jerry Stuger, “Kafka and Autism. The Undisclosed Logic Behind Kafka’s Work”, in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, volume 47, →DOI, pages 2336–2347
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metatext. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatext
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“metatext.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatext. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metatext,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatext.
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