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Subtext

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue. countable, uncountable

    "Everyone heard the announcement, but not everyone agrees on what the subtext was."

Verb
  1. 1
    To create or use a subtext.

    "All the participants used subtexting as an important viewing strategy of mainstream films. We are always looking for innuendoes and cues either with certain individual characters or between female characters."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From sub- + text.

Etymology 2

From sub- + text.

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