Countertext

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A text that opposes another, often by presenting similar events from a different perspective.

    "Alice Randall's novel "The Wind Done Gone" is a countertext to Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind"."

Example

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"Alice Randall's novel "The Wind Done Gone" is a countertext to Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind"."

Etymology

From counter- + text.

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