"surtext" meaning in English

See surtext in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: surtexts [plural]
Etymology: sur- + text Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sur|text}} sur- + text Head templates: {{en-noun}} surtext (plural surtexts)
  1. (rare) The explicit or surface meaning of a literary text, as opposed to the subtext. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-surtext-en-noun-eVHrbuRg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sur-

Inflected forms

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