Word: metatext
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ta
text
Definition: Text that describes or discusses text.
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive; about itself or about other things of the same type. For example, metadata is data that describes data, metalanguage is language that describes language, etc.
Affix: text
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A book, tome or other set of writings.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: textus
Language: la
Decoded: textus
Meaning: style or texture of a work