"epitext" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: epitexts [plural]
Etymology: By surface analysis, epi- + text. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|epi-|text}} By surface analysis, epi- + text Head templates: {{en-noun}} epitext (plural epitexts)
  1. Textual material which surrounds a work but is not part of the text or its peritext, including published interviews, private correspondence, diary entries and the like. Derived forms: epitextual [adjective]

Inflected forms

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