metatext

/ˈmɛtətɛkst/

Etymology

From meta- + text.

metatext means Text that describes or discusses text. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

Text that describes or discusses text.“In sum the present autism hypothesis provides for a context and metatext in which the parable ‘Before the Law’ can be set and reveals its deeper meaning and in fact discloses the secret of Franz Kafka as a person and the logic behind his work.”