Meaning of metatextual | Babel Free

Definitions

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

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Examples

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

“The metatextual tweak to the then-tired franchise was a creative shot in the arm, and though it didn’t set⟳ the box office on fire, it set⟳ the stage⟳ for Scream’s brilliant deconstruction of the genre.”

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