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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A work of fiction in which the author breaks in some way the conventional rules of storytelling, usually with some feature (for example, a lack of plot or characters, unusual subject or presentation, etc.) that strongly challenges the reader's expectations.

Synonyms

All synonyms

unstory

Etymology

From anti- + story.

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