subtextual

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adjective

Pertaining to subtext.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

adjectivesubtextual (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to subtext.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Englishtextual
  7. Englishsubtextual

From sub- + textual.

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Cite this entry
APA

subtextual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtextual

MLA

“subtextual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtextual. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subtextual,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtextual.

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