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metalanguage

[ met-uh-lang-gwij ]

noun

  1. any language or symbolic system used to discuss, describe, or analyze another language or symbolic system.


metalanguage

/ ˈmɛtəˌlæŋɡwɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a language or system of symbols used to discuss another language or system See also formal language natural language Compare object language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of metalanguage1

First recorded in 1935–40; meta- + language

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