metafiction

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met·a·fic·tion

M0244300 (mĕt′ə-fĭk′shən)n. Fiction that deals, often playfully and self-referentially, with the writing of fiction or its conventions.
met′a·fic′tion·al adj.met′a·fic′tion·ist n.

metafiction

(ˈmɛtəˌfɪkʃən) n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) fiction that acknowledges that it is fictional or artificial

met•a•fic•tion

(ˈmɛt əˌfɪk ʃən)
n. fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction. [1955–60]