Definition of Subtexts

1. Noun. (plural of subtext) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Subtexts

1. subtext [n] - See also: subtext

Lexicographical Neighbors of Subtexts

subterraneanly
subterraneous
subterraneously
subterraneousness
subterranes
subterranies
subterranities
subterranity
subterrany
subterrene
subterrestrial
subtest
subtests
subtext
subtextless
subtexts (current term)
subtextual
subtextually
subthalamic
subthalamic nucleus
subthalamus
subthematic
subthematically
subtheme
subthemes
subtherapeutic
subthermal
subthermally
subthread
subthreads

Literary usage of Subtexts

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Vergilius Redivivus: Studies In Joseph Addison's Latin Poetry by Estelle Haan (2005)
"... to the present discussion, since it is the Georgics,35 in particular book 1, that constitutes one of the most important subtexts of Addison's poem. ..."

2. New English Canaan: Text, Notes, Biography & Criticism by Thomas Morton (1999)
"... the repeated "discoveries" of different cultures now became repeated hints or subtexts recalling Europe's own "pagan" past, including indeed its own ..."

3. New English Canaan by Thomas Morton (2000)
"... the repeated "discoveries" of different cultures now became repeated hints or subtexts recalling Europe's own "pagan" past, including indeed its own ..."

4. Thomas Morton of "Merrymount": The Life and Renaissance of an Early American by Jack Dempsey (2000)
"... the repeated "discoveries" of different cultures now became repeated hints or subtexts recalling Europe's own "pagan" past, including indeed its own ..."

5. American Vulgar: The Politics of Manipulation Versus the Culture of Awareness by Robert Grudin (2006)
"... mountains of clothing, run two subtexts. One is for women: Erotic attractiveness is the be-all and end-all. Possessing it is the ticket to good times. ..."

6. First Text Retrieval Conference (Trec-1): Proceedings by D. K. Harman (1995)
"Other methods discussed to help limit undesirable associations included: expanding only "hot spots"; matching on smaller subtexts; giving less weight to ..."

7. First Text Retrieval Conference (Trec-1): Proceedings by D. K. Harman (1995)
"Other methods discussed to help limit undesirable associations included: expanding only "hot spots"; matching on smaller subtexts; giving less weight to ..."

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