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Meaning of metalanguage

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

metalanguage

Pronunciation:

noun

Definitions

  1. (critical theory) Any language or vocabulary of specialized terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process.

  2. Any similar language used to define a programming language.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/metalanguage

Related words

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