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Meaning of "metafictional" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF METAFICTIONAL

metafictional  [ˌmetəˈfɪkʃənəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METAFICTIONAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Metafictional is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES METAFICTIONAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Metafiction

Metafiction is a literary device used to self-consciously and systematically draw attention to a work's status as an artifact. It poses questions about the relationship between fiction and reality, usually using irony and self-reflection. It can be compared to presentational theatre, which does not let the audience forget it is viewing a play; metafiction forces readers to be aware that they are reading a fictional work.

Definition of metafictional in the English dictionary

The definition of metafictional in the dictionary is characteristic of, or being, a work of metafiction.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH METAFICTIONAL


benedictional
ˌbenɪˈdɪkʃənəl
bidirectional
ˌbaɪdɪˈrɛkʃənəl
correctional
kəˈrɛkʃənəl
cross-sectional
ˌkrɒsˈsɛkʃənəl
dictional
ˈdɪkʃənəl
directional
dɪˈrɛkʃənəl
dysfunctional
dɪsˈfʌŋkʃənəl
fractional
ˈfrækʃənəl
frictional
ˈfrɪkʃənəl
functional
ˈfʌŋkʃənəl
indictional
ɪnˈdɪkʃənəl
inflectional
ɪnˈflekʃənəl
instructional
ɪnˈstrʌkʃənəl
intersectional
ˌɪntəˈsɛkʃənəl
jurisdictional
ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃənəl
multifunctional
ˌmʌltɪˈfʌŋkʃənəl
nonfictional
ˌnɒnˈfɪkʃənəl
sectional
ˈsɛkʃənəl
transactional
trænˈzækʃənəl
unidirectional
ˌjuːnɪdɪˈrɛkʃənəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE METAFICTIONAL

metachronism
metachroses
metachrosis
metacinnabarite
metacognition
metacomputer
metacomputing
metadata
metafemale
metafiction
metafictionist
metagalactic
metagalaxies
metagalaxy
metage
metageneses
metagenesis
metagenetic
metagenetically
metagenic

WORDS THAT END LIKE METAFICTIONAL

additional
constitutional
conventional
dimensional
educational
emotional
exceptional
inspirational
institutional
international
national
operational
optional
personal
professional
promotional
regional
the National
the Second International
traditional
transitional

Synonyms and antonyms of metafictional in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «metafictional» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF METAFICTIONAL

Find out the translation of metafictional to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of metafictional from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «metafictional» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

元小说
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

metaficcional
570 millions of speakers

English

metafictional
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

metafictional
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

metafictional
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

metafictional
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

metaficcional
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

metafictional
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

metafictional
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Metafiksi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

metafiktiver
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

metafictional
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

metafictional
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metafiksi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

metafictional
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெட்டாஃபிக்ஷனல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

महत्त्वपूर्ण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üstkurgu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metafictional
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

metafictional
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

metafictional
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

metafictional
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

metafictional
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

metafiksionele
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

metafictional
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

metafictional
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of metafictional

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «METAFICTIONAL»

The term «metafictional» is normally little used and occupies the 139.971 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «METAFICTIONAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about metafictional

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METAFICTIONAL»

Discover the use of metafictional in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to metafictional and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Metafictional Characters in Modern Drama
The book provides information essential to an understanding of the American approach to the current crisis in the region.
June Schlueter, 1979
2
The Metafictional Muse: The Works of Robert Coover, Donald ...
McCaffery interprets the works of three major writers of radically experimental fiction: Robert Coover; Donald Barthelme; and Willam H. Gass.
Larry McCaffery, 1982
3
Figures of Play : Greek Drama and Metafictional Poetics: ...
Hence the other meaning of "figures of play" as stage figures. In the second section of the book on "the Anatomy of Dramatic Fiction," special attention is paid to the interaction between genres.
Chicago Gregory Dobrov Assistant Professor of Classical Studies Loyola University, 2000
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Ambiguity and Apocalypse: Metafictional Reading Strategies ...
This thesis argues that the novels demonstrate that as uncertainty increases within narrative the potential for meaning increases, and the converse---as uncertainty decreases, the potential for meaning decreases.
David Charles Foltz, 2009
5
Metafictional Aspects in Novels by Muriel Spark
What metafictional writings have in common is, for Waugh and many others, that they are in some way or other, but always rather explicitly concerned with authors , readers and characters, with writing, being written and reading and with the ...
Gesa Giesing, 2004
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Metafiction: List of Metafictional Works, List of Fictional ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, Source: Wikipedia, 2010
7
The Influence of the Novels of Jean Giraudoux on the ...
12 The term "metafiction" will be used to characterize Giraudoux's technique that reveals artistic conventions as well as truths about the relative nature of reality. The metafictional novel is not merely a self-conscious or self-reflective artifact; but , ...
Susan Nagel, 1991
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A Reference Guide to Metafictional Devices in Novels ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. This book is an overview of metafiction. It discusses different metafictional devices used in writing a novel.
Gabrielle Dantz, 2012
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Metafictional Techniques: Fourth Wall, Defamiliarization, ...
The inner stories are told either simply to entertain or more usually to act as an example to the other characters. In either case the story often has symbolic and psychological significance for the characters in the outer story.
Source: Wikipedia, Books, LLC, 2010
10
Articles on Metafictional Works, Including: Don Quixote, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METAFICTIONAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term metafictional is used in the context of the following news items.
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THE SCREENWRITER DIES OF HIS OWN FREE WILL Coming to …
The 18th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC presents The Screenwriter Dies Of His Own Free Will, a new metafictional ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
2
'Mommy' Is an Overpraised Mess of a Movie
Steve's extra little metafictional nudge achieves none of this. The terrible montage had already yelled the emotional state of play into the ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
3
Sherlock Holmes, Family Man
The framing device itself turns out to be more than the metafictional infrastructure. It enables Holmes to make amends. In the ultimate case, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Ebooks: Short fiction treats that are perfect for travelling
Its clever metafictional conceit expresses the flash-fiction form perfectly, but it also adds an extra twist at the end that will have the reader ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
5
'The Pinch,' by Steve Stern
As we have the metafictional trickery, from him and a thousand others. There is a nobility in declining to move away from an inspiring milieu, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
Ant-Man: Marvel's little blockbuster takes concept to a brilliant new …
The scene is quick, but just one of many metafictional digs director Peyton Reed takes at the Marvel machine. As the latest instalment in the ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
7
Mr. Holmes: Every generation gets a Sherlock it deserves
Dan Simmons's latest novel, The Fifth Heart, further turns the metafictional screw by uniting the detective with the real figure of Henry James. «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
8
The Mark and the Void by Paul Murray, book review: The banker as …
... art, theft and metafictional playfulness. Paul thinks "modern people live in a state of distraction" which is one reason why he gives up writing. «The Independent, Jul 15»
9
'Don Quixote' Gets a 3D-Printed Horse For Its 400th Birthday
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra's metafictional masterpiece Don Quixote turns 400 this year. For its birthday, the book receives a 3D-printed ... «The Creators Project, Jul 15»
10
Talk by Linda Rosenkrantz review – a reissued 'reality novel …
Vincent practically says as much in a metafictional exchange near the end of the novel, when Marsha's book project becomes a topic of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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