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metanarrative

Translations

metanarrativenoun
metanarratives
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Countable; refers to an overarching story that explains other stories.
métarécitTerme de théorie littéraire, de philosophie et d’histoire.
The Enlightenment metanarrative of human progress influenced many nineteenth-century thinkers.
Le métarécit des Lumières sur le progrès humain a influencé de nombreux penseurs du XIXe siècle.
metanarrativeadjective
Relational adjective used attributively (e.g., “metanarrative analysis”).
métanarratifTerme employé en théorie littéraire, en philosophie et en analyse du discours.
The author adopts a metanarrative approach to world history.
L’auteur adopte une approche métanarrative de l’histoire du monde.

Definitions

metanarrativenoun
A grand or overarching narrative that organizes and gives meaning to a set of smaller narratives or historical events.
The Enlightenment metanarrative of human progress influenced many nineteenth-century thinkers.
metanarrativeadjective
Relating to or characteristic of a metanarrative; overarching in its analysis of narratives.
The author adopts a metanarrative approach to world history.
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