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metafiction

noun meta·fic·tion \-ˈfik-shən\

Definition of METAFICTION

:  fiction which refers to or takes as its subject fictional writing and its conventions
meta·fic·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective
meta·fic·tion·ist \-sh(ə-)nist\ noun
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First Known Use of METAFICTION

1960

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