"paratext" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paratexts [plural]
Etymology: para- + text Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|para|text}} para- + text Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} paratext (countable and uncountable, plural paratexts)
  1. (literary) In literary theory, meanings that are alluded to, above or beyond the printed text; interpretations of text. Tags: countable, literary, uncountable Categories (topical): Literature
    Sense id: en-paratext-en-noun-KhLSra7p Disambiguation of Literature: 80 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with para- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with para-: 75 25
  2. All of the notes and explanations that make a text more understandable. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-paratext-en-noun-0ImccHN5

Inflected forms

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