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subtext

subtext

English

Noun

subtext ‎(plural subtexts)

The implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.

Derived terms

subtextual

Translations

implicit meaning of a text

Armenian: ենթատեքստ (hy) ‎(entʿatekʿst)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 潛台詞 (zh), 潜台词 (zh) ‎(qiántáicí)
Czech: podtext m

Hebrew: משמעות סמוייה f ‎(mashma'ut smuya), תת כותרת f
Russian: подте́кст (ru) ‎(podtékst)
Swedish: undertext (sv) c

Anagrams

butt sex, buttsex