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subtext
[ suhb-tekst ]
/ ËsÊbËtÉkst /
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noun
the underlying or implicit meaning, as of a literary work.
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OTHER WORDS FROM subtext
sub·tex·tu·al, adjectiveWords nearby subtext
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British Dictionary definitions for subtext
subtext
/ (ËsÊbËtÉkst) /
noun
an underlying theme in a piece of writing
a message which is not stated directly but can be inferred
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