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subtext
noun subtexts
- An implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue. Everyone heard the announcement, but not everyone agrees on what the subtext was.
verb subtexts · subtexting · subtexted
- To create or use a subtext. All the participants used subtexting as an important viewing strategy of mainstream films. We are always looking for innuendoes and cues either with certain individual characters or between female characters.
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noun implicit meaning of a text
| Español | subtexto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 서브텍스트 seobeu-tekseuteu |
| 中文 | 潛台詞 /潜台词 qiántáicí |
| Português | subtexto |
| Français | sous-texte |
| Deutsch | Subtext |
| Русский | подте́кст podtékst |
| עברית | משמעות סמוייה mashma'ut smuya, תת כותרת |
Talk about this word "subtext." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/subtext. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. subtext. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/subtext "subtext." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/subtext.
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@misc{subtext_2026,
title = {subtext},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/subtext},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
