metafiction
[ met-uh-fik-shuh n ]
/ ˈmɛt əˌfɪk ʃən /
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noun
fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction.
Nearby words
metacomputer, metacryst, metadata, metaethics, metafemale, metafiction, metagalaxy, metage, metagenesis, metagenetic, metagnathous
Origin of metafiction
First recorded in 1975–80
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Examples from the Web for metafiction
The novel might be a metafiction in the style of John Barth, who has also in his eighties been influenced by cognitive science.