Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atextual

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: atex-tu-al
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not textual; not derived from written works.

adj

Of an interpretation of a statute or similar governing provision, derived from something other than the text of the provision.

Example Sentences

"What Marx attacks are the atextual theses that history is made up of free events and that history is guided by superior individuals."
"Neither party to the present case challenges the atextual extension of the habeas statute to United States citizens held beyond the territorial jurisdictions of the United States courts..."

Etymology

From a- + textual.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a

Inflected Forms

more atextual (comparative) most atextual (superlative)

Questions

What does atextual mean?: Not textual; not derived from written works.
Where does atextual come from?: From a- + textual.

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