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Metatextual in a sentence

Metatextual meaning

  1. Constituting self-referential text (text about the text); for example, as mentioned earlier herein.
  2. Of or pertaining to metatextuality.

Using Metatextual

  • The main meaning on this page is: Constituting self-referential text (text about the text); for example, as mentioned earlier herein. | Of or pertaining to metatextuality.

Context around Metatextual

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

comedy 1× indirect 1×

Often after:

hero 1× way 1× comedy 1× layer 1× references 1×

Sentence patterns with Metatextual

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

become a metatextual hero who 1× in another metatextual way 1× narrative comedy metatextual comedy a 1× or indirect metatextual references to 1× textual and metatextual can t 1× without the metatextual layer of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and yet the 1× harley has also 1× the novel contains 1× there s black 1× this relationship to 1×

Common sentence endings:

another metatextual way 1× his personal experience 1× in toxic relationships 1× reader to solve 1× sense of humor 1× than its characters 1×

Words around Metatextual

Just before it in the word index:

metate 3 metatarsus 3 metatarsophalangeal 2 metatarsals 8 metatarsal 30 metasyntactic 7

Just after it in the word index:

metatheatre 2 metatheria 2 metatherians 4 metathesis 3 metatrader 6 metatron 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Metatextual

  • In this selection, "metatextual" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, comedy, indirect, hero, way and comedy stand out and add context to how "metatextual" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include become a metatextual hero who and in another metatextual way. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "metatextual" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with metatextual

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Harley has also become a metatextual hero who can serve as inspiration for people caught in toxic relationships. (18 words)

Or are they trying to break the rules and rip the franchise apart limb from limb in another metatextual way? (20 words)

This relationship to the past is both textual and metatextual: can’t escape its history any easier than its characters. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

There’s black comedy, musical comedy, slice-of-life comedy, narrative comedy, metatextual comedy; a newbie to the genre can get lost trying to find a special that reflects their niche sense of humor. (34 words)

And yet, the film is intimate in nature, and afterwards I was left wondering whether it works as a standalone piece without the metatextual layer of LaBeouf recounting his personal experience. (31 words)

The novel contains many direct or indirect metatextual references to other sources, requiring the detective work of the reader to 'solve'. (21 words)

Question examples

Or are they trying to break the rules and rip the franchise apart limb from limb in another metatextual way? (20 words)

Example sentences (6)

Harley has also become a metatextual hero who can serve as inspiration for people caught in toxic relationships.

Or are they trying to break the rules and rip the franchise apart limb from limb in another metatextual way?

There’s black comedy, musical comedy, slice-of-life comedy, narrative comedy, metatextual comedy; a newbie to the genre can get lost trying to find a special that reflects their niche sense of humor.

And yet, the film is intimate in nature, and afterwards I was left wondering whether it works as a standalone piece without the metatextual layer of LaBeouf recounting his personal experience.

This relationship to the past is both textual and metatextual: can’t escape its history any easier than its characters.

The novel contains many direct or indirect metatextual references to other sources, requiring the detective work of the reader to 'solve'.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "metatextual" in a sentence?
An example: "Harley has also become a metatextual hero who can serve as inspiration for people caught in toxic relationships." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "metatextual" from authentic English texts.
What does "metatextual" mean?
Metatextual means: Constituting self-referential text (text about the text); for example, as mentioned earlier herein.
How many example sentences with "metatextual" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "metatextual", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.