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metafiction

met·a·fic·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [met-uh-fik-shuh n]
    • /ˈmɛt əˌfɪk ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [met-uh-fik-shuh n]
    • /ˈmɛt əˌfɪk ʃən/

Definitions of metafiction word

  • noun metafiction fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction. 1
  • noun metafiction Fiction in which the author self-consciously alludes to the artificiality or literariness of a work by parodying or departing from novelistic conventions (especially naturalism) and traditional narrative techniques. 1
  • noun metafiction fiction that acknowledges that it is fictional or artificial 0
  • noun metafiction fiction in which the mediating function of the author and the technical methods used in writing are self-consciously emphasized and in which the traditional concern with verisimilitude is minimized 0
  • noun metafiction a work of such fiction 0

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Origin of metafiction

First appearance:

before 1975
One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1975-80

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Metafiction

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

metafiction popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

metafiction usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with metafiction

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