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- noun One
story embedded within another. - noun A story about stories themselves.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Andra said ... love it too! i'm so excited to see what you've done with a little bit of original 80s seasoning. i'm enjoying the musical reminders too. thanks for sending me the original pic. you can really see the instamatic film colors. the metastory is so much more flavourful! thanks!
601 - a picture paints (not quite) a thousand words Another Outspoken Female 2008
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Cryptic Team talk 'metastory' behind Star Trek Online
TrekMovie.com 2010
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Knowing the metastory helps them to understand the story better.
ProPublica argues they’re open enough » Nieman Journalism Lab 2008
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Especially since he and co-writer Matt Sturges aren't doing a real anthology so much as they are a series of tales with a connected, mystery metastory running through them.
DC in May Michael May 2008
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I am generally clueless about such things, wrapped up in metastory and Beyer-crush as I am.
TV Fall Season - Post-game Rogers 2006
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I am generally clueless about such things, wrapped up in metastory and Beyer-crush as I am.
Archive 2006-12-10 Rogers 2006
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I think the metastory the story about the story is still congealing.
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Near the beginning of this metastory, but an infiniate number of words from its end, I referred to "The Anticipator" by H.G. Wells.
The Wind from The Sun Clarke, Arthur C. 1962
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"Black Freighter" metastory and revision of the conspiracy plot, while likely missed by devotees of the source material, ultimately make for a tighter and more accessible narrative, particularly for general viewers.
Home Theater Forum emsjeep 2010
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"There is a metastory to the game," Star Trek Online's Christine Thompson explains.
TrekMovie.com 2010
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