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/met"euh fik'sheuhn/, n.fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction.[1975-80]
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Metafiction (album) — Metafiction Studio album by Vic Mignogna Genre Pop … Wikipedia
metafiction — noun Date: 1960 fiction which refers to or takes as its subject fictional writing and its conventions • metafictional adjective • metafictionist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
metafiction — noun a form of self referential literature concerned with the art and devices of fiction itself … Wiktionary
metafiction — noun fiction in which the author self consciously parodies or departs from novelistic conventions. Derivatives metafictional adjective … English new terms dictionary
metafiction — meta·fiction … English syllables
metafiction — met•a•fic•tion [[t]ˈmɛt əˌfɪk ʃən[/t]] n. lit. fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction • Etymology: 1955–60 … From formal English to slang
metafiction — … Useful english dictionary
