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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   In literary theory, meanings that are alluded to, above or beyond the printed text; interpretations of text. countable, literary, uncountable
2. 2
   All of the notes and explanations that make a text more understandable. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From para- + text.

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