paratext
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English
Etymology
Noun
paratext (countable and uncountable, plural paratexts)
- (literary) In literary theory, meanings that are alluded to, above or beyond the printed text; interpretations of text.
- All of the notes and explanations that make a text more understandable.
Derived terms
- paratextual (adjective)
References
- Gérard Genette, Paratext: Thresholds of interpretation