metanarrative

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      Etymology

      meta- +‎ narrative

      Noun

      metanarrative (plural metanarratives)

      1. A grand story that is self-legitimizing.

      References

      Lyotard,Jean-Francois. The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge. Theory and History of Literature,. 10, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1984.

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