adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or being metafiction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
metafictional
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth2? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- Proto-Indo-European *dheyǵh- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *dhinéǵhti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fictiōder. Old French ficcionbor. Middle English ficcioun English fiction English -al English fictional English metafictional From meta- + fictional.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: metaficcional — of, relating to, or being metafiction
- German: metafiktional — of, relating to, or being metafiction
- Greek: μεταμυθοπλαστικός (metamythoplastikós) — of, relating to, or being metafiction
- Romanian: metaficțional — of, relating to, or being metafiction