"metafictional" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From meta- + fictional. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|fictional}} meta- + fictional Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} metafictional (not comparable)
  1. Of, relating to, or being metafiction. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of, relating to, or being metafiction): metaficcional [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), metafiktional (German), μεταμυθοπλαστικός (metamythoplastikós) (Greek), metaficțional (Romanian)
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