undermening

Swedish

Etymology

From under +‎ mening.

Noun

undermening c

  1. subtext, undermeaning (underlying or hidden meaning)
    • 1979, Alf Härdelin, “Fyra sätt att läsa bibeln”, in Signum‎[1], number 3, archived from the original on 24 January 2025:
      [I]bland är det tydligt nog, att författaren vill, att man skall läsa och förstå hans berättelse som en historia med undermening.
      Sometimes it's clear enough that the author wants us to read and understand his story as a narrative with a subtext.

Declension

Declension of undermening
nominative genitive
singular indefinite undermening undermenings
definite undermeningen undermeningens
plural indefinite undermeningar undermeningars
definite undermeningarna undermeningarnas

References

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