extratextual
adjective
ex·tra·tex·tu·al
ˌek-strə-ˈteks-chə-wəl 
-chəl
: of, relating to, or being something outside a literary text
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The character is a big presence in the comic books on which the series is based, and the TV version seemed to rely on that extratextual knowledge to give the character gravitas and depth, rather than actually earning it.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
20 Oct. 2017
Its pleasures are textual, extratextual, metatextual—the whole damn spectrum.
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Corey Atad,
Esquire,
10 July 2017
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Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
20 Oct. 2017
Its pleasures are textual, extratextual, metatextual—the whole damn spectrum.
—
Corey Atad,
Esquire,
10 July 2017
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“Extratextual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extratextual. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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