surtext

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noun

The explicit or surface meaning of a literary text, as opposed to the subtext.

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Meanings

nounsurtext (plural surtexts)

plural surtexts

  1. rareThe explicit or surface meaning of a literary text, as opposed to the subtext.

Origin

From sur- + text.

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APA

surtext. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surtext

MLA

“surtext.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surtext. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surtext,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surtext.

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