metanarrative

/ ˈmɛtəˌnærətɪv /

noun

1. (in postmodernist literary theory) a narrative about a narrative or narratives

Word History and Origins

Origin of metanarrative¹

C20: from _meta- + _narrative

Example Sentences

But the liberals don’t have the luxury of looking at the metanarrative.

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Murphy’s work always tries to tease out a metanarrative about the American condition, whether the topic celebrates fame and glamor or indictment of our failings and excesses.

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Eilish has both the time-honored musicianship that awards shows admire and the metanarrative savvy of her digital-era generation.

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But what about Dua Lipa, who has loads of hits but maybe no metanarrative?

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Here, Cage takes that to the nth degree in a metanarrative that syncs his fandom’s Cage-related obsessions with his own reflections on stardom.

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