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metalanguage

/'mɛtə,læŋgwɪdʒ/

Synonyms of metalanguage Antonyms of metalanguage Examples of metalanguage Usage of metalanguage Parts of metalanguage Definition that contains metalanguage Words sounding like metalanguage Explanation of metalanguage

noun
a language that can be used to describe languages
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type of:
language linguistic communication

Definition that contains metalanguage

unstratified language a programming language that (like natural language) can be used as its own metalanguage
stratified language a language that cannot be used as its own metalanguage