Metatextual

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Constituting self-referential text (text about the text); for example, as mentioned earlier herein.
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to metatextuality.

    "Still, the meta-textual cleverness of the whole affair takes a little while to settle into, partly because the early storylines feel so routine."

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"Still, the meta-textual cleverness of the whole affair takes a little while to settle into, partly because the early storylines feel so routine."

Etymology

From meta- + textual.

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