Noun
metanarrative (plural metanarratives)
(critical theory) A narrative which concerns narratives of historical meaning, experience or knowledge and offers legitimation of such through the anticipated completion of some master idea; a grand story that is self-legitimizing.
From a metanarrative viewpoint, Tolkien's Arda is itself a subcreation designed to honour the true stories of the real world. Source: Internet
Hoaxing the "real": on the metanarrative of reality television. in S. Murray & L. Ouellette (eds. Source: Internet