paratext

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In literary theory, meanings that are alluded to, above or beyond the printed text; interpretations of text.
  2. All of the notes and explanations that make a text more understandable.

Word forms

paratext paratexts

Etymology

From para- + text.

Derived words

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