Metalanguage

Word Type

Noun

The word "metalanguage" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

metaemotion metaphilosophy metathought

Derived Terms

metametalanguage

Derived From

Context

computing critical theory linguistics translation studies

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

language linguistic communication

Type Of (IsA)

Related Terms

epilanguage metadiscourse metalingual metalinguist metalinguistic object language

Related Terms

analyze define describe epilanguage object language programming language specialized term vocabulary

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