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subtext

[ suhb-tekst ]

noun

  1. the underlying or implicit meaning, as of a literary work.


subtext

/ ˈ²õÊŒ²úËŒ³ÙÉ›°ì²õ³Ù /

noun

  1. an underlying theme in a piece of writing
  2. a message which is not stated directly but can be inferred
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³Ü²ú·³Ù±ð³æt³Ü·²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of subtext1

1945–50; translation of Russian ±è´Ç»å³Ùé°ì²õ³Ù; sub-, text
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It went well enough, I suppose — if your standards are low and you’re willing to ignore the complicated and sometimes painful subtext.

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Like that movie about a girl who befriends a super pig being hunted by meat industry overlords — along with almost all of his other work — Bong is completely uninterested in the concept of subtext.

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I shouldn’t read subtext into a cameo Hackman knocked out in two days.

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The total lack of subtext makes the film frustrating to watch, even if we know Josh will get his comeuppance.

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One of them is that the British “Traitors†surfaces social class as its dominant subtext, whereas Cumming’s game shows American snobbery manifesting in fame, not skill, being a major determinant of worth and worthiness.

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