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metafiction

[ met-uh-fik-shuhn ]
/ ˈmɛt əˌfɪk ʃən /
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noun
fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction.
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Origin of metafiction

First recorded in 1975–80
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