peritext

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Images and textual elements which surround, or are secondary to, the main body of a published work, such as an introduction, notes, front covers, etc.

Word forms

peritext peritexts

Etymology

By surface analysis, peri- + text.

Derived words

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